outwrestle
- a word derived from wrestle.
Example Sentences
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He does not outwrestle the resistance of the matter without letting us see that he is wrestling.
From Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England by Hudson, Henry Norman
It lies apparently dead for months together, but when roused it can, as the naturalist tells us, “outclimb the monkey, outswim the fish, outleap the zebra, outwrestle the athlete, and crush the tiger.”
From The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis by Dods, Marcus
And everywhere he saw Gray's yellow head darting among them like a sun-ball, and he began to wonder, if he could not outrun and outwrestle his old enemy.
From The Heart of the Hills by Fox, John
Mr. Offut declared that the young man knew more than anyone else in the United States, and that he could outrun and outwrestle any man in the county.
From Four Great Americans: Washington, Franklin, Webster, Lincoln A Book for Young Americans by Baldwin, James
"If you can find a man among your fourteen battalions who can outrun or outwrestle or outfight me, I will take myself off to my own country, and will trouble you no more."
From Irish Fairy Tales by Stephens, James
