How to Use wrestling in a Sentence

wrestling

noun
  • He was on the wrestling team in high school.
  • My favorite sport is wrestling.
  • And wrestling isn’t an easy sport.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
  • There have been talks about maybe us wrestling.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The time away helped her with her own wrestling.
    — Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Five or six wrestling mats were spread out across a gym floor.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Jan. 2026
  • How times have changed in the wrestling business.
    — James Varsallone, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • Sean’s a wrestling guy, Joe Brady’s not.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Not just in wrestling but like in any business to reach the goal.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
  • The two wrestling stars were all smiles in the stands for a selfie.
    — Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The crowd was there for a lucha libre — or free wrestling — match.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2021
  • Mary Minogue needed a break from wrestling.
    — Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • More than a week later, the match still echoes through the minds of wrestling fans.
    — Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
  • It’s been pummeled by wrestling and rock ‘n roll—and lived to tell about it.
    — Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Got into wrestling around the same time with his brother.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Even my grandmother was a huge wrestling fan.
    — Darius Rucker, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
  • The impact of Hogan's death was felt across the wrestling world.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
  • In wrestling, boos are just as effective as cheers.
    — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • Melissa's dad says her son is a wrestling champ in the making.
    — Mary Sollosi, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2021
  • Nobody else in this wrestling business gets booed like me.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
  • Later, the two roll around in cheeky wrestling outfits.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In the cover art, the two rappers posed in a wrestling ring.
    — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Clark had been a member of the wrestling team at a local high school.
    — Anna Schecter, CBS News, 20 May 2026
  • The high school wrestling season goes into prime time this month.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 10 Jan. 2026
  • So, that’s something that is never gonna go away from wrestling.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Miller has a wrestling background that comes through with his hand usage.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Three more points would have meant a lot in the defensive wrestling match.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 28 Nov. 2021
  • Nelson is a math teacher and the school’s head wrestling coach.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
  • But what about something for the wrestling devotees?
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • But what about something for the wrestling devotees?
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026

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