Wrangled

Word WRANGLED
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Definitions and meanings of "Wrangled"

What do we mean by wrangled?

To bicker, or quarrel angrily and noisily.

To herd (horses or other livestock); to supervise, manage (people).

To involve in a quarrel or dispute; to embroil.

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The word "wrangled" in example sentences

What gloss do you suppose that person would have wrangled from the Stevenson, Dewey et al. presidencies if history had proven otherwise? ❋ Unknown (2009)

By night, she's all rock 'n' roll, working a runway at the Hard Rock Cafe having "wrangled" said celebrities for the Power of Leather party, making sure they don't fall off their stilettos, experience a wardrobe malfunction or otherwise screw up in front of the cameras. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The open-faced, jaunty youth who effusively welcomed us, discussed the menu and offered suggestions, wrangled the wine and evidenced the mot juste in every facet of conversation, turned out to be a consulting manager from headquarters in Arizona who was there to enable the dining staff and kitchen to hit the ground running. ❋ Neil Zevnik (2011)

While the timing of Friday evening's downgrade surprised some market participants and followed a tumultuous week for global markets, others noted that the possibility of S&P's move had been well telegraphed for weeks while Congress wrangled over raising the debt ceiling. ❋ E.S. Browning (2011)

I considered myself a "Method" actor when it was in style, and I didn't when it wasn't and I just wrangled my way through -- still do, really. ❋ Dylan Brody (2011)

That evening she attended her friend Alexander Wang's runway show and party, where she wrangled model Linda Evangelista for a shoot that Grand was styling the next day with Terry Richardson for Industrie magazine. ❋ Joshua Levine (2011)

A hurricane is not a top-5 draft choice for whom Scott Boras wrangled a $15 million guaranteed signing bonus. ❋ Jason Gay (2011)

Packs of shifters wrangled, the Vertas mammal shifters versus the Pravus amphibious ones. ❋ Kresley Cole (2011)

Rather than just show up and hope to be invited, this year Kate wrangled a formal invitation. ❋ Christopher Andersen (2011)

Since 2010, Mr. Peterson has been chief operating officer of Citigroup's retail and consumer bank in the U.S. Described by colleagues as a "meticulous" manager who measures even miniscule parts of a company's performance, a habit picked up during a stint as Citigroup's chief auditor, Mr. Peterson has wrangled with regulators around the world. ❋ Suzanne Kapner (2011)

Keshari sat in a holding cell for ten hours while her attorney wrangled to secure her release and news crews surrounded Parker Center in downtown Los Angeles, working to capture the breaking story. ❋ Cynthia Diane Thornton (2011)

The defense industry last year focused much of its lobbying and public-relations efforts on Capitol Hill, as lawmakers wrangled over the details of a debt-reduction deal that was concluded last summer. ❋ Nathan Hodge (2012)

Thailand and Cambodia have wrangled over the exact position of their border for decades, but the conflict escalated in 2008 when Cambodia secured U.N. World Heritage recognition for the ancient Preah Vihear temple just inside Cambodia's border. ❋ James Hookway (2011)

Waiting for a train to leave I saw one of those everyday acts of domestic heroism unfold along the carriage as a woman wrangled her three kids on board – boys aged between 10 and 16 – with the hard-fought nonchalance of John Wayne driving steers across Texas. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In the debate's final stretch, lawmakers wrangled over how long an interim government should serve. ❋ Alkman Granitsas (2011)

He had wrangled four friends to help him claim his share. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Along the way, it paid some $10 million in legal fees as it wrangled with creditors. ❋ Mike Esterl (2011)

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