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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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Even though the tussle on the pitch between Southampton and Middlesbrough has come to an end, the conflict off it is only just beginning.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 13 May 2026
ABC News, 8 May 2026
Analysts say Altman and Musk tussled over who would lead the company, and Musk lost.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Étienne, however, never forgets his first tussle in the woods with Bartosz (Julian Swiezewski), a Polish trucker who saves his lover’s skin when the cops show up to arrest them and other men for indecent behavior.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Even though the tussle on the pitch between Southampton and Middlesbrough has come to an end, the conflict off it is only just beginning.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Verb
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Analysts say Altman and Musk tussled over who would lead the company, and Musk lost.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Tussle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tussle. Accessed 18 May. 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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