wrest
verb (used with object)
to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.
wrested
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past participleof wrest.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof wrest.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
wrestverb (used with object)to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.
Example Sentences
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It is as if she had been wrested away by a natural force, scarcely understood, but so powerful that it stays the hands raised by the putti, who seem to want to oppose Zeus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
A steal in the third end hinted that November's European silver medallists could get the win they needed, but the US wrested back control to lead at the break.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
Today, Google still dominates and “No existing rival has wrested market share from Google,” he said in his opinion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
He muscled it into the cage elevator, leashes in hand, the machine balanced against his hip like a prize wrested from fate.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2025
He wrested the branch away from the younger boy.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
