wrestle
verb (used without object)
to engage in wrestling.
was wrestling
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past progressiveof wrestle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The Lumen Technologies president and CFO was wrestling with a procurement problem and wanted input from the company’s chief revenue, technology and marketing officers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The court was wrestling not with what the First Amendment protects, but with whether constitutional rights can be exhausted by a single successful act of punishment.
From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2026
Hogan was wrestling for the American Wrestling Assn. and was growing frustrated that they never gave him the promotion’s championship, which usually led to making more money.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
Admitted the team was "wrestling with performance under pressure";
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025
The rude stranger in the supermarket—who knew what problems he was wrestling with, haggard and thin-lipped as he was—had intended to offend her but had instead prodded her awake.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
