wrest

[ UK /ɹˈɛst/ ]
[ US /ˈɹɛst/ ]

VERB

obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
wrest the knife from his hands
wrest a meaning from the old text
wrest power from the old government

How To Use wrest In A Sentence

When big recording stars like the B-52's, Rosanne Cash and Salt-N-Pepa come together to make a benefit album, major labels wrestle for the chance to issue it, right? When Politics Doesn't Play
More than one modern historian has enjoyed wrestling with the question: was Charles the Bald really bald?
His father was a hairdresser and beautician, his mother an astrologer and former dancer who also acted as a promoter for women's wrestling. Times, Sunday Times
There is wrestling with college kids at Fresno State, where he was an All-American junior heavyweight.
It is common to see the book of Job as wrestling with the problem of innocent suffering. READING THE BIBLE AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME: Taking the Bible Seriously but Not Literally.
We worked really hard to come up with money by doing everything from sumo wrestling competitions to washing cars.
Women's wrestling is a totally new discipline, while women's sabre is included in fencing.
It contests every inch of space with man, and, aided by incessant heat and moisture, constantly wrests from him his conquests and buries them in a fury of viridescence. In Seven Stages: A Flying Trip Around the World
His commitment to the police force is mirrored by his dedication to wrestling, a sport which he has served as both a manager and a competitor. Times, Sunday Times
Then Hay wrestled a nylon bag crammed with playthings from the cargo space behind the third passenger seat.