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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Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Lee assumed office in June as the head of the country’s liberal Democratic Party, wresting control from the conservative People Power Party.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
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
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Verb
The state and federal governments argued that NEPA does not apply to the state, and the appellate court agreed with them, suspending the lower court’s decision pending arguments on the merits of the appeal and wresting the case from District Judge Kathleen Williams until the appeal is resolved.
—Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Lee assumed office in June as the head of the country’s liberal Democratic Party, wresting control from the conservative People Power Party.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
Trump appealed that ruling on Oct. 6, seeking to wrest control of those troops.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
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
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“Wrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrest. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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