wrenching

Example Sentences

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Wrenching it off the post, he then ran down the street and out of sight.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2023

Wrenching cellphones out of young Americans’ hands during the school day has been an ongoing debate for over a decade.

From Washington Times • Nov. 27, 2023

Wrenching and terrible as it is, your boyfriend’s estrangement from Sam still can’t make, “Here, take our baby,” sound sane.

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2022

Wrenching photos abound of them walking across desolate spaces, waiting in crowds for trains, venturing home while suffering and hungry.

From Slate • May 15, 2020

Wrenching his hands out of the bog, he sprang back with a cry.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien