wrest
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Synonyms for wrest
Synonyms: Verb
corkscrew, extract, prize, pry, pull, root (out), tear (out), uproot, wring, yank
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Examples of wrest in a Sentence
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He tried to wrest control of the company from his uncle. the boy wrested the book out of his sister's handsRecent Examples on the Web: Verb
For many years, Sony held the license and squandered it, but in 2008 Codemasters wrested control, expanding the series to new platforms. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "The ten best console racing games of all time," 22 Aug. 2019 Watkins wrested control of 2channel from Nisihmura in 2014 in a disagreement that drew considerable attention and speculation among imageboard users. — Timothy Mclaughlin, WIRED, "The Weird, Dark History of 8chan," 6 Aug. 2019 Yet Evan, Percy, and Ellie eventually forge distinctive identities by taking decisive steps to wrest back control of their lives from those forces. — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, "Onstage, a youth movement that holds a mirror to teen angst," 25 July 2019 Robinson wrested the job there from Harrison midway through last year. — Albert Breer, SI.com, "In Atlanta, Dan Quinn Is Ready to Show Off the Falcons’ Coaching Overhaul," 22 July 2019 Millions of voters in Istanbul go back to the polls for a controversial mayoral election re-run Sunday, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party tries to wrest back control of Turkey’s largest city. — Washington Post, "Turkey: Erdogan’s party dominance tested in repeat poll," 22 June 2019 Labor changed its internal voting procedures in 2013—after Mr. Rudd wrested the prime ministership back from Ms. Gillard—to make leadership changes harder. — Rob Taylor, WSJ, "Australia’s Ruling Party Seeks to Shut Revolving Door of Prime Ministers," 4 Dec. 2018 The seat, which encompassed Kenton County and part of Boone County at the time, was wrested away from Middleton by John Weaver in 1986. — Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati.com, "Lives Remembered: Clyde Middleton made Northern Kentucky a Republican stronghold," 16 July 2019 State interests might have wrested some promises out of a future president. — George Skelton, The Mercury News, "Skelton: Did Harris win California’s primary with her debate showing?," 1 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
His arm was in front of his face, and his wrest deflected the blast and prevented him from ingesting a large amount. — Andrew Theen, OregonLive.com, "Idaho boy's cyanide exposure forever links family, Eugene advocate over wildlife devices," 15 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wrest.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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