wrested; wresting; wrests
1
: to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements
2
: to gain with difficulty by or as if by force, violence, or determined labor
Examples of wrest in a Sentence
Verb
He tried to wrest control of the company from his uncle.
the boy wrested the book out of his sister's hands
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Nathan E. Sanders, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Seattle fans can already envision a future where a one-loss Seahawks team wrests control of the division away from Los Angeles in early November, but Tampa Bay has to be the first domino to fall.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 6 Sep. 2025
The decision to wrest control of Washington’s police — the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) — was a significantly larger step.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 11 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Advertisement Embracing—or distancing themselves from—AI might be one way the parties seek to wrest control of this young voting bloc.
—Nathan E. Sanders, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Seattle fans can already envision a future where a one-loss Seahawks team wrests control of the division away from Los Angeles in early November, but Tampa Bay has to be the first domino to fall.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
Real estate experts told ProPublica that, in its bid to wrest control of the historically independent Fed and go after political enemies, the Trump administration has mischaracterized mortgage rules.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 6 Sep. 2025
The decision to wrest control of Washington’s police — the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) — was a significantly larger step.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Wrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrest. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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