wangle
verb (used with object)
to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by scheming or underhand methods.
have wangled
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present perfectof wangle.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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Three hundred youthful-looking people have wangled tickets to see Canadian singer-songwriter Mac DeMarco perform a rare intimate gig at a tiny pub called Nambucca.
From The Guardian ● May 6, 2017
The companies to a limited extent can shop around for crude, rather than being tied to the countries where they have wangled concessions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some Southwest publishers muttered that John must have wangled his Swedish newsprint with help from his mother-in-law, the State Department or both; he insisted that he had done it all himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
He declared that Dr. Curtius could have wangled concessions for the Reich from both France and Italy had he been smarter.
From Time Magazine Archive
The salary isn't big, but I'd have wangled enough out of it to pay last week's rent, only they docked me a goodish bit for breaking plates and what not.
From The Adventures of Sally by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
