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
The sides also have wrangled over streaming viewership transparency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 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
Britain and France have wrangled over how to stop the people-smuggling gangs that organize the journeys.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2022
And it is not only of general ideas and fundamental things that we have talked; Mr. Fry and I have wrangled for hours about particular works of art.
From Art by Clive Bell
