Example Sentences

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On his ninth try, in 1977, Begin wrested power from the Labor party.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Co-star Cynthia Erivo promptly wrested the stunned actress away from Mr Wen, who was seen being escorted out of the event by security officers.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

It is packaged and commodified, wrested from its continuity with the world and from its intimate relation to the body.

From Slate • Mar. 15, 2025

At the time Poland’s Parliament wrested power from the king with its cry of “Nothing about us without us,” it was made up solely by men from the noble class.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2024

He wrested the conch from someone and sat down breathlessly.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding