Example Sentences

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Penn arrived in present-day Philadelphia in 1682 after being granted the charter for a huge swath of land by King Charles II, land that the English had wrested from Dutch colonialists, historians say.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2024

The Canadians proved Thursday that all of it was justified: They overpowered the United States in the gold medal game, 3-2, and reclaimed the Olympic crown that the Americans had wrested away four years ago.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2022

Most of the formerly enslaved people who lived in Walden Woods were allowed to squat there after they were freed or had wrested their freedom, Lemire said.

From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2021

Nine laps earlier, Busch had wrested the lead from eventual race winner Joey Logano, before heading pit road on Lap 129.

From Reuters • Mar. 3, 2019

Again had the French attempted to recover the position in Southern India which Clive had wrested from them.

From Rulers of India: Lord Clive by Malleson, George Bruce