wrestle
verb (used without object)
to engage in wrestling.
have wrestled
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present perfectof wrestle.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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Kings, presidents and military academies have wrestled with versions of that question for millennia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
For decades, physicists have wrestled with one of the deepest puzzles in modern science: the "black hole information paradox."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
For nearly a decade, journalists have wrestled with a deceptively simple question: Does covering extremists expose them or empower them?
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
MPs have a free vote on an issue of profound social change, an issue of conscience where many have wrestled with questions ranging from morality to practicality.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024
And even if he had, the hardheaded Massari would not have wrestled.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
