: a sport or contest in which two unarmed individuals struggle hand to hand with each attempting to subdue or unbalance the other
Examples of wrestling in a Sentence
My favorite sport is wrestling.
He was on the wrestling team in high school.
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In Season Seven, Jonny Fairplay came to Survivor from the world of wrestling.
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Shaan Merchant, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
Clark had been a member of the wrestling team at a local high school.
—Anna Schecter, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Police did not identify the suspects, but investigators were reportedly seen searching the home of Cain Clark, 17, who attended high school online and was a member of the wrestling team.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
For pro wrestling podcaster Dwayne Swayze, the phrase couldn’t have been more wrong.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
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Shaan Merchant, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
Clark had been a member of the wrestling team at a local high school.
—Anna Schecter, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Police did not identify the suspects, but investigators were reportedly seen searching the home of Cain Clark, 17, who attended high school online and was a member of the wrestling team.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
For pro wrestling podcaster Dwayne Swayze, the phrase couldn’t have been more wrong.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for wrestling
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“Wrestling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrestling. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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wrestling
noun
wres·tling
ˈres-liŋ 
: the sport in which two contestants wrestle each other
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