wrestled; wrestling
ˈre-sliŋ 
ˈra-;
ˈre-sᵊl-iŋ,
ˈra-
1
: to contend by grappling with and striving to trip or throw an opponent down or off balance
2
: to combat an opposing tendency or force
wrestling with his conscience
3
: to engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate
4
: to engage in or as if in a violent or determined struggle
wrestling with cumbersome luggage
1
a
: to engage in (a match, bout, or fall) in wrestling
b
: to wrestle with
wrestle an alligator
2
: to move, maneuver, or force with difficulty
Examples of wrestle in a Sentence
Verb
They'll be wrestling each other for the championship.
They'll be wrestling with each other for the championship.
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As the results rolled in on Tuesday evening, the candidates were neck-and-neck with Behn wrestling an early lead from Van Epps, only for the Republican to take it back by less than a percentage point, before pulling ahead by nine points to be announced the victor.
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Verb
Consumers and creatives alike are wrestling with what ‘real’ means in a post-AI world.
—Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2025
Those structures date from the early 20th century, when American architects (many schooled in Europe) wrestled with how to disguise revolutionary technology and unprecedented scale in familiar wrappings.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Dec. 2025
As the results rolled in on Tuesday evening, the candidates were neck-and-neck with Behn wrestling an early lead from Van Epps, only for the Republican to take it back by less than a percentage point, before pulling ahead by nine points to be announced the victor.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Joel Edgerton stars as resilient logger Robert, who wrestles with tragedy in the Pacific Northwest.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Wrestle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrestle. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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