wrestle
verb (used without object)
to engage in wrestling.
has wrestled
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present perfectof wrestle (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Beyond Meat, which went public in 2019, emerged as something of a pre-pandemic darling as excitement swirled around meat substitutes, but it has wrestled with declining sales and stiff competition.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2025
Anyone who has wrestled with a smart light, thermostat or other home tech knows the pain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
This is not the first time the party has wrestled with cuts to SNAP, said Tracy Roof, a University of Richmond professor who is currently writing a book on the political history of SNAP.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025
In the weeks since his ruling, Carter has wrestled with a tangle of unresolved questions about how this all would play out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2024
Suppose a man has wrestled well, or runs fast, or has hurled a quoit, or given a black eye in fine style, has he done the State a service by the crowns he won?
From A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion by John Addington Symonds
