How to Use wrestling in a Sentence

wrestling

noun
  • He was on the wrestling team in high school.
  • My favorite sport is wrestling.
  • John Quinlan has been the school's wrestling coach for 39 years.
    Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The thing is the contestant has a background in wrestling.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The crunch time of the college wrestling season will soon be upon us.
    Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Which surprised Poway High wrestling coach John Meyers not in the least.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The silicone bottom of the mold means no wrestling to free your frozen sphere.
    Sean Evans, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2023
  • As the lights dimmed, the show’s production crew members threw a curtain over the wrestling star.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Bad Bunny spoke with Allure in 2021 about his love of wrestling.
    William Earl, Variety, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Pro wrestling has always been staged, and the audience knew it but didn’t care.
    Irina Aleksander, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The third-generation WWE star first crossed paths with her at a wrestling event in 2012.
    Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
  • And of course, his wrestling with his ego is evident in his music.
    Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The pay-per-view event quickly became the pinnacle of pro wrestling.
    Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Saved Stories The mouth of the Mississippi River is the arena for a kind of wrestling match.
    Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2023
  • At least, that’s what Reid believes about his wrestling career.
    Dave Melton, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Very unique, cool and rare character, which is hard to create in our crazy world of pro wrestling.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Nineteen hours after the attack, the same trail camera revealed the result of the wildlife wrestling match.
    Kris Millgate, Field & Stream, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Monti even did her own stunts, except for the brief wrestling match sequences.
    Nicolas Rapold, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Elsewhere in the 15-minute video, the hip-hopper also discussed his love of drawing and wrestling.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 16 Mar. 2023
  • From raucous wrestling matches to chill movie nights, your sofa sees it all—and can show it all too.
    Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 31 July 2023
  • Pat Coleman watches Norton wrestling meets with a notebook in hand, writing down the good and the bad.
    Aj Traub, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Whether this small-town wrestling league can support new faces and new competitors is the focus now.
    James Grebey, Vulture, 28 July 2023
  • The second-set tie break was a wrestling match neither would concede and Medvedev appeared to try to change the momentum.
    Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2023
  • A year later, wrestling has led her down a path of dedication.
    Austin Knoblauchassistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The couple’s youngest, Joaquin, keeps himself busy in college on the wrestling team at the University of Michigan.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Bad Bunny appears in the new wrestling biopic Cassandro.
    Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 22 Aug. 2023
  • And that’s even before the deep dive into women’s wrestling culture takes center stage.
    Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2023
  • The results from the dual meet season for the Wisconsin wrestling team were far from desirable.
    Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Friday’s wrestling match with Boise State was no exception.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Trump was obsessed with Jordan’s past life as a wrestling champion.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2023

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