wrestle
verb (used without object)
to engage in wrestling.
had wrestled
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past perfectof wrestle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Sue and her cousins had wrestled with how to handle the Rosenthal lineage before Taylor’s father, Willie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Ana’s son was set to graduate from eighth grade on Tuesday, and amid the ongoing ICE sweeps, her family had wrestled with whether to attend the celebration at his Mid-Wilshire area school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2025
Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Monday that Biden had "wrestled" over the decision during the family's Thanksgiving break on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts, at the weekend.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024
Huizar was an alumni of and had wrestled at the school, and two of his brothers were on the wrestling team at the time.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
Days later, I could not find the tortoise, and apprehended that hunger had wrestled custom and comity and triumphed over them both.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
