Definition of Wrest

to forcefully take something away

Examples of Wrest in a sentence

My wife had to wrest the candy bar from my hands in order for me to stop eating it.  🔊

Rita felt she had to wrest the weapon from the hostage-taker for the sake of her safety.  🔊

Sally did not give up her phone easily as her father had to wrest it from her hands.  🔊

He had to wrest himself free from ropes to escape.  🔊

Because Julian was flailing his knife in the air and threatening to kill, I had to bravely wrest it from him.  🔊

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