wrangle
verb (used without object)
to argue or dispute, especially in a noisy or angry manner.
have wrangled
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present perfectof wrangle.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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Tehran and Washington have wrangled for years over influence in Iraq.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
EU envoys have wrangled in recent days over whether to call for a “humanitarian pause” or “pauses,” or even a “window” in the fighting, to allow aid in.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
For years, the shipping industry, governments and environmental groups have wrangled on how to make the transport of goods by sea greener.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2023
Over the last four years, attorneys have wrangled over pretrial disputes, such as establishing which basic facts the two sides agree on.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2023
There lies the crux of the question, and numberless critics have wrangled over the solution of it.
From Landmarks in French Literature by Giles Lytton Strachey
