wrangling

Example Sentences

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All of this is the background for the teachers' pay wrangling, with the threat of a strike ballot on the horizon in the autumn.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The case settled Dec. 19 during jury deliberations, although terms of the agreement, which followed 31 days of testimony and years of legal wrangling, have not been disclosed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Still, wrangling over unpaid claims and underinsurance have slowed Los Angeles’s rocky recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The government is still wrangling over a much-delayed plan for ordering the equipment needed to ensure the UK's armed forces are ready for war, MPs have been told.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

When I wasn't bleeding, and when Mirren and Johnny were snorkeling or wrangling the littles, or when everyone lay on couches watching movies on the Clairmont flat-screen, Gat and I hid away.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart