wrestle
verb (used without object)
to engage in wrestling.
has been wrestling
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present perfect progressiveof wrestle (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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At the same time, Ford has been wrestling with stiff competition from Chinese upstarts around the world, a reality that will become more complicated if those companies were to break into the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Turkey has been wrestling with the fallout from an investment fund scandal which erupted earlier this month with the collapse of what officials have described as a "Ponzi-like" scheme.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Denny’s, which also owns breakfast chain Keke’s, has been wrestling with competition and a volatile consumer-spending environment.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2025
Behind the scenes, since just after the party's conference in October, a committee of senior politicians and advisers has been wrestling with these practical and political problems.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2024
So, while the human intellect has been wrestling with the giant problem of life, the being of God has silently been established.
From Joy in Service; Forgetting, and Pressing Onward; Until the Day Dawn by George Tybout Purves
