wrung out
Example Sentences
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The speculative leverage has been wrung out of this market for months.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025
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 • Sep. 25, 2025
The discomfort wrung out by clashing sounds and uneven pitches can effectively convey moments of tension, distress or violence in an opera.
From Salon • Oct. 6, 2024
The 46 inches of average annual rainfall in King County are wrung out to a mere eight in Yakima.
From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024
He was wrung out, “all in for breath,” said McCarthy, “and he’s almost as white as the sleeves of his jacket.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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