wrestle
verb (used without object)
to engage in wrestling.
wrestled
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past participleof wrestle.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 wrestle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
wrestleverb (used without object)to engage in wrestling.
Example Sentences
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Treuer has wrestled with these legacies for much of his career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
In its eight episodes, “Lanterns” wrestled with an array of concepts some viewers loved and others … well, you know, fanboys and the internet.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
Louisville, Ky.-based Brown-Forman has also wrestled with a takeover offer from crosstown rival Sazerac, which it has rebuffed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
He was having "weird feelings" in his hand for a while but wrestled through the pain - until May last year when it got worse.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
I could have wrestled that jar from them in nothing flat.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
