wrangled

past tense of wrangle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wrangled Stella Budelli, 11, wrangled her goat onto a stage, and watched as a representative from Les Schwab Tire Center won her animal. Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025 Yellowstone spinoff The Dutton Ranch just wrangled another big name to join its cast. Andy Swift, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025 The hemp industry for years has wrangled with state lawmakers and Simpson’s agency over attempts to curtail sales of gummies, flower, vapes and other intoxicating products, which can be more potent than products sold by the state’s highly regulated medical-marijuana operators. Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025 The alligator is then wrangled into the backseat of a police car for relocation. Raven Brunner, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025 During Grant’s 1868 campaign for the presidency, Americans—particularly American Jews—wrangled with the issue. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024 The district was one of several seats in California seen as pivotal in the fight for control of Congress, and was one of three in the state that Democrats wrangled from Republican control. Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024 The idea for the Highwaymen came about in 1984 when Cash wrangled Nelson, Kristofferson, and Jennings to film Cash’s Christmas special in Montreux, Switzerland. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrangled
Verb
  • During the squabble, Darcey and Georgi bickered about the communication issues impacting their relationship, leaving Georgi’s parents Ginka and Ivan concerned about how healthy their son’s relationship was.
    Abigail Adams, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bayrou had argued that young people in France are being burdened with years of debt to accommodate boomers.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The county argued the action didn't violate First Amendment rights because the books were still available to all library users — a point Lesko, Brophy McGee and Stewart stressed for Maricopa County's action.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • White soldiers were reluctant to serve alongside the largely Black battalion, so the Harlem Hellfighters fought alongside the Allied French, fighting off enemy soldiers and becoming the first unit to reach the Rhine River.
    Alana Wise, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Imavov has fought four times since then.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Most had quarrelled with someone right before the act.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Bangkok and Phnom Penh have quarreled for decades over undemarcated parts of their 508-mile land border, which was first mapped by France in 1907 when Cambodia was its colony.
    Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Amodei also has clashed with the administration’s policy agenda.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The two candidates previously clashed over campaign reports during a candidate forum in August.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Wrangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrangled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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