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Use wrangle in a sentence

Definition of wrangle:

  • (noun) an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
  • (noun) an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
  • (verb) to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively;
  • (verb) herd and care for; "wrangle horses"

Sentence Examples:

Then the wrangle became general.

There was therefore constant wrangling.

Sparrows wrangled happily everywhere outdoors.

And to-day they yet wrangle.

Conflicts and wrangling occurred everywhere.

They wrangled the whole evening.

They rose and wrangled more loudly.

Men wrangled about in the streets.

Now we never have any wrangles.

Let us not wrangle about words.

This wrangling is getting us nowhere.

It would probably prevent future wrangling.

The days of wrangling wear away.

What then shall we wrangle about?

However, I have no wish to wrangle.

Your eminence stoops to wrangle over words.

They seemed to be wrangling about something.

The others had broken into wrangling.

Now the wrangling broke out afresh.

Did I come here to hear ye wrangle?

Offend Good people, how they wrangle!

Tuesday morning this wrangling is resumed.

Here the crowd fell into a wrangle.

They are like dogs wrangling over bones.

She tried to make time by wrangling.

Quit wrangling for a minute, will you?

I like work, and I dislike wrangling.

That's very unusual in our wrangles, Cyril.

There is nothing one cannot wrangle about.

This they did after considerable wrangling.

We must have no more of these wrangles.

It is very foolish of you to wrangle.

He was never violent; he never wrangled.

Wrangle pulled hard on a tight rein.

Paw and Hank were wrangling somewhere ahead.

The day passed in a continual wrangle.

We should be saved this eternal wrangling.

Professor, I cannot wait while scientists wrangle.

There was a noisy wrangle over spelling.

He was above this vulgar wrangling now.

Nothing but bitterness can come of wrangling.

This required months of wrangling and debate.

I want not wrangling but obedience here.

"What were you wrangling about on the road?"

"Why were you wrangling on the road today?"

A tedious hour of wrangling and counting followed.

It is dearest to those who hate wrangling.

Let us arrive at some arrangement without wrangling.

Nay, let us not wrangle concerning him.

Then come the wrangles among the people.

The two wrangled, and strolled away together.

The wrangling in the council was incessant.

Between wrangling and disputing truth is lost.

You would only wrangle and spoil all.

The wrangle lasted far into the night.

These two always wrangled at cross purposes.

Why do I enter into this wrangling discourse?

I was now amid multitudes who were wrangling.

Do not attempt to wrangle with me further!

The wrangling generals were unanimous on that point.

Crow loved to look on while others wrangled.

They got into a wrangle about soldiers voting.

Wrangling and discord are to be found everywhere.

Three days alone were wasted over this wrangle.

This was degenerating into their routine of wrangle.

Several years were lost in wrangling over rights.

We had a wrangle over the slavery question.

The wrangle continued, waxing hotter and hotter.

At least, it seems scarcely worth wrangling over.

Adams had his frequent wrangles in the House.

There are shadows in Charles's room, wrangling shadows.

Nations which had been comrades, began to wrangle.

About the details the officers proceeded to wrangle.

This wrangling went on for a whole week.

They were years of constant wrangling and worry.

Wrangling is the normal condition of the Neapolitan.

Then followed a terrible wrangle over the maps.

They were constantly wrangling in the law courts.

And they went on wrangling with each other.

They wrangled a little, then Ned laughed again.

"Let them wrangle," his expression seemed to say.

There is no wrangling nor struggling for place.

Do not wrangle before a man who is dying!

As I had expected it provoked a fearful wrangle.

He never caused trouble, never took part in wrangling.

Cloud are wrangling yonder like dogs over a bone.

After some further wrangling we came to drawing lots.

Paul's time to a place of gossip and wrangle.

This code led to many a wrangle over fouls.

Ye were well enough till he began his wrangling.

Congress was wrangling over the great slavery question.

Voices raised, faces flushed, they wrangled, protested, accused.

Do you remember how we used to wrangle at breakfast?

There were endless misunderstandings, wrangles, and continual begging.

Our wrangle over Shakespeare made friends of us at once.

Both men immediately ceased wrangling and demanded letters.

The girls wrangled, and fell a little behind.

After wrangling for hours all retired to sleep.

A wrangling of voices from below grated upon our ears.

The faithful must speak pleasantly and not wrangle.