wrung

Example Sentences

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Netflix describes this as relaxing, which it very well may be to parents wrung out by their children loudly campaigning to watch.

From Salon

The beauty of the collection is that each entry, while varying in quality, feels authentic — wrung with pleasure or pain from this wildly talented artist’s commitment to life on earth.

From Los Angeles Times

He conceded that it could take some time for some of the excesses in the market to be wrung out and that gold could be choppy over the next few months.

From Barron's

Others actively seek out practices where money buys the kind of timely, personalized, and coordinated care that has largely been wrung out of the U.S. healthcare system.

From Barron's

Last year, theater owners and industry professionals wrung their hands as Memorial Day box office performance tanked.

From Los Angeles Times