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Example sentences for "wrestler"

Lexicographically close words:
wrest; wrested; wresting; wrestle; wrestled; wrestlers; wrestles; wrestling; wrestlings; wrests
  1. At this the pair looked very foolish, and knew not what to answer; at last the wrestler got up and said-- "I do not feel quite well.

  2. When the wrestler and O Hiyaku heard Jiuyémon say this quite quietly, they could not speak, but held their peace for very shame.

  3. And as she spoke, she caught the wrestler by the hand and led him into the house.

  4. When O Hiyaku and the wrestler saw that their wicked schemes had been brought to light, they were struck dumb with shame.

  5. Him no man that beheld, even from afar, would have confidently met as a wrestler in the lists, so grim a brow overhung his dreadful face.

  6. They are not akin to 'the grievous Love,' the mighty wrestler who threw Daphnis a fall, in the first idyl of Theocritus.

  7. In which the famous Athlete and Wrestler lays down common-sense and healthful rules of living for all classes of the community.

  8. He's the strongest man I have ever seen," he remarked, "besides being a professional wrestler and acrobat.

  9. Like the wrestler of old, who gained new strength whenever his foot touched the ground, our country gains fresh vigor from every man who takes to the soil.

  10. This was enough to prevent any overt act, for Tom Carkeek was the champion wrestler in all that county; he was fiercer than fire when roused, and he would be backed by every Cornishman on the job.

  11. Learning that Abraham was something of a wrestler himself, "Jack" sent him a challenge.

  12. Both then recognized the wrestler whom Turner threw over his head the night of the rush.

  13. See that noble Cedar, the pride of its compeers, an old wrestler with the northern blasts of Palestine!

  14. And if thou art a wrestler too, He seems through the moaning of the storm to say, "Though thou fall, yet shalt thou not be cast down utterly, for the Lord upholdeth thee with his right hand.

  15. He was also an eminent wrestler with God, and had more than ordinary power and familiarity with him, as appears from the following instances.

  16. This may seem strange (but true), for he was such a wrestler with God, and had more than ordinary familiarity with him.

  17. This counsel they accepted, and the gentleman conveening a number of the honest citizens, prayed earnestly for the town, as he was a mighty wrestler with God, and accordingly after that the plague decreased.

  18. When a wrestler lies over on his stomach with his arms outstretched, it is almost impossible to turn him.

  19. They were about to withdraw when the wrestler opened his eyes.

  20. Yale's champion wrestler at that moment was too far gone to realize fully what was taking place.

  21. Of course it was important that one or another student should be in training to meet the best wrestler or jumper from the other colleges, but the tug of war was an event in which the whole college was represented.

  22. But it shall not be so long; this wrestler shall clear all.

  23. O, they take the part of a better wrestler than myself.

  24. He was minded to crack a story with the wrestler, when the wrestling was next on the programme; but the wrestler asked him whether he had felt like cracking stories when he toed the line just now.

  25. The wrestler mentioned in The Way to write History (9), probably lived about 40 A.

  26. A wrestler and double Olympic victor, about 40 A.

  27. There was nothing on his arms, his costume being that of a professional Indian wrestler "stripped for the fray.

  28. Suddenly one of them received the signal, and, with a whoop of delight, he lowered his head and ran at Jack like a Japanese wrestler or a mad bull.

  29. The mother of the overthrown wrestler ran forward from the crowd, and with wild lamentations, bent over him.

  30. An old wrestler from Cornwall, whom Arthur had brought with him, was the judge; and according to the habit of the time, the contest was for the best two bouts in three.

  31. I knew there was a Prussian wrestler here, and that he was keeping fit for a bout with somebody; I had a suspicion that somebody was myself.

  32. The soldier uttered a horrible cry--the wrestler had broken his neck like a rabbit's back.

  33. When the applause ended, the wrestler demanded: "My revenge!

  34. Lincoln's reputation as a story teller and wrestler had spread so that when it became known that he was to survey a tract in a certain district the whole neighborhood turned out and held a sort of picnic.

  35. Abe's reputation as a wrestler had preceded him and the Coles County Champion, Daniel Needham, came and challenged the tall visitor to a friendly contest.

  36. The touching of Gudea's side (or hand) presents an interesting resemblance to the touching of Jacob's thigh by the divine wrestler at Peniel in Gen.

  37. It may be added that those critics who would reverse the rôles of Jacob and the wrestler miss the point of the Hebrew story.

  38. On the night he made this foolish jest Momoye dreamed that a wrestler struck him blow upon blow--moreover, that his antagonist leapt upon his body, causing him considerable pain.

  39. An ex-wrestler of Matsue who imitates a Tengu, 353 Tochi.

  40. Tobikawa Imitates a Tengu Tobikawa, an ex-wrestler who lived in Matsue, spent his time in hunting and killing foxes.

  41. Momoye awoke, and cried aloud in his agony, and as he cried he saw the wrestler suddenly change into the character he had so unwisely jeered at.

  42. When it reached him he attempted to drag it down by force, but the luminous globe proceeded on its way, and hurled the foolish wrestler to a considerable distance.

  43. I had great ambitions to become a wrestler and go on the stage.

  44. That evening, when coming in from my work, I saw a printed announcement stating that a well-known Japanese wrestler was offering ten pounds to any man whom he could not overcome in less than five minutes in a ju-jitsu contest.

  45. The wrestler was the star turn of the evening, and his exhibition was numbered two on the programme.

  46. He recognized him as a famous wrestler who had taken part in a bout at a performance the night before and who had thrown his opponents with ease.

  47. The wrestler "caught on" at once, and the smile on his face broadened into a grin as he nodded his head understandingly.

  48. The second ball floated up to the plate as big as a balloon, and again the wrestler whiffed, coming nowhere near the sphere.

  49. A wrestler has to have an eye like a hawk.

  50. The wrestler sauntered away from the plate with the same bland smile on his yellow face while the crowd cheered him.

  51. The wrestler caught it fair "on the seam" with all his powerful body behind the blow.

  52. Larry took up his position at the plate and motioned to the wrestler to watch him.

  53. There was also an affair with the wrestler of Neuilly, to whom she gave twenty francs and Charles' old trousers.

  54. For I could not think of Juliette without thinking at the same time of Lirat's malignant words: "There was also an affair with a wrestler of Neuilly whom she gave twenty francs.

  55. The professional wrestler is a man of no mean rank, standing far above merchants, farmers, and actors in the social scale.


  56. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "wrestler" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    archer; athlete; batter; battery; catcher; center; coach; competitor; end; fullback; guard; jumper; lineman; outfield; player; pugilist; quarterback; racer; shortstop; sport; sportsman; tackle; wrestler