All 3 Uses
wrest
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Hunger Games Book #3 (Mockingjay)
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- During the Dark Days, the rebels in 13 wrested control from the government forces, trained their nuclear missiles on the Capitol, and then struck a bargain: They would play dead in exchange for being left alone.†
Chpt 2 *
- While every other district has now wrested control from the Capitol, 2 remains in its pocket.†
Chpt 14
- I snarl at him, trying to wrest my arm from his grasp.†
Chpt 27
Definitions:
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(1)
(wrest) obtain with difficult effort or force
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)