wrung
Example Sentences
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We wrung it out pretty hard, just to be sure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
“Those poor girls were pawns in the local political wrangle as much as I was. They were being drained and wrung out and so was I,” Flynn wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Emery has wrung everything out of his players.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
All of these jornaleros knew each other, maybe not by their real names, but by nicknames, usually wrung from the place they had lived.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
As he wrung her hand, he asked, “No hard feelings?”
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
