grappler
Example Sentences
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After a first unsuccessful attempt, the police SUV again pulled within feet of the vehicle as it appeared to deploy the grappler.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
In a documentary about his life called “The Sheik,” he said he became attracted to wrestling as a teen and as a grappler in the Iranian Army.
From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2023
But that conversation led her to enrol at the training academy of Lance Storm - a legendary Canadian grappler widely regarded as one of the most technically gifted wrestlers to have competed.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2023
They also trained together, with Mr. LeBell’s expertise as a grappler meeting Mr. Lee’s fist-flashing kung fu brilliance.
From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2022
The courageous grappler accepts without despair the unchangeable factors in his problem and sets about correcting the conditions which are within his control—especially his own patterns of living.
From The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book by Bigelow, William F. (William Frederick)