Examples of tussle in a Sentence
Noun
The suspect was arrested after a tussle with a security guard.
a tussle for control of the company
The President is in for another tussle with Congress.
Verb
Two players tussled for the ball.
The residents of the neighborhood tussled with city hall for years about the broken parking meters.
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Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
After a tussle which left Argentina's Jorge Valdano surrounded by England's defenders, English midfielder Steve Hodge kicked the ball toward their keeper, Peter Shilton, in an effort to save the play.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Kevin Keegan and Arsene Wenger tussled with Sir Alex Ferguson, and in the years that followed, Jose Mourinho and Rafa Benitez battled in the league and in Europe.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 25 May 2026
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Noun
That led to a behind-the-scenes tussle between OPD and federal authorities about what to release to the public and when.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
After a tussle which left Argentina's Jorge Valdano surrounded by England's defenders, English midfielder Steve Hodge kicked the ball toward their keeper, Peter Shilton, in an effort to save the play.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Verb
The two Democrats have frequently tussled for moral high ground over their connections to industries that voters might see as unsavory.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Kevin Keegan and Arsene Wenger tussled with Sir Alex Ferguson, and in the years that followed, Jose Mourinho and Rafa Benitez battled in the league and in Europe.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 25 May 2026
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“Tussle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tussle. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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tussle
2 of 2 noun1
: a physical contest or struggle
2
: a rough argument or a struggle against difficult odds
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