: a sport or contest in which two unarmed individuals struggle hand to hand with each attempting to subdue or unbalance the other
Examples of wrestling in a Sentence
My favorite sport is wrestling.
He was on the wrestling team in high school.
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Both Guerrero and Offerman were full of nice things to say about Kidman, who had just one day to shoot her wrestling scene and the previous day to rehearse it, for which Guerrero flew to Nashville to train with Kidman in a boxing gym alongside her stunt double, former wrestler Danielle Moinet.
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Scarlett Harris, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026
Japanese pro wrestling star Saree had better luck.
—Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Kidman plays Lace, an old colleague of Jinx’s who has given up the life of wrestling to become a lawyer in Costa Mesa.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Krauchun qualified for state in wrestling at 120 pounds.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Scarlett Harris, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026
Japanese pro wrestling star Saree had better luck.
—Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Kidman plays Lace, an old colleague of Jinx’s who has given up the life of wrestling to become a lawyer in Costa Mesa.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Krauchun qualified for state in wrestling at 120 pounds.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Wrestling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrestling. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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wrestling
noun
wres·tling
ˈres-liŋ 
: the sport in which two contestants wrestle each other
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