How to Use wring in a Sentence
wring
verb
- I wrung the towel and hung it up to dry.
- I wrung my hair and wrapped it in a towel.
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There’s been much hand wringing about the state of the It bag.
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José Criales-Unzueta,
Vogue,
18 Dec. 2023
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Rinse the cloth with water, wring it out and wipe away the residue.
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Lynn Redmile,
Good Housekeeping,
24 Mar. 2021
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The kids had to take breaks to wring out their jackets and pants.
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Rachel Kushner,
Harper’s Magazine ,
16 Mar. 2022
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But first, Klaren would wring some of it out for his next hay crop.
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Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
20 Nov. 2022
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Just sit on the thing, press the electric start button and wring the right hand grip.
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Dan Neil,
WSJ,
4 Mar. 2022
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Torts’s turn to wring the marrow out of a team of misfit toys.
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Kevin Paul Dupont,
BostonGlobe.com,
6 Aug. 2022
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The hills scoop the wet air upwards, wringing out its rain.
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The Economist,
27 June 2019
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Plunge the dill into the ice bath to stop the cooking, then remove and wring dry.
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Michael A. Gardiner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2022
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Cottam stages the crowd scenes well and manages to wring a few hearty laughs.
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Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2024
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Dip and then wring out a rag and gently dab or wipe the sticky areas.
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Motormouth Bob Weber,
Star Tribune,
25 June 2021
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Avoid wringing the bag, which can weaken and damage the fibers.
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Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2024
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Most folk, out-take Nack, reckoned the qualm was a tale the priests wrought up to wring out our silver.
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Clair Wills,
The New York Review of Books,
16 Jan. 2020
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The past year wrung us out, and now Arizona was hanging us out to dry with a bad start.
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Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Jan. 2024
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The players used this delay to wring a new set of concessions out of the league.
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Sam Anderson,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2020
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This will wick away moisture – and there will be more moisture to wring out.
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Bonnie S. Benwick,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2024
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Mice have been a problem in the past, but Dutch farmers no longer wring their hands and weep for their fields.
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Chris Lee,
Ars Technica,
25 July 2019
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Be sure to rinse and wring out the cleaning cloth or mop frequently.
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Washington Post,
27 Sep. 2021
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To wring the mop, pull it taut and twist it against the ratcheting mechanism.
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Maya Polton,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Sep. 2022
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But y’know, there’s more trauma to wring out of his Black dad leaving his white mom.
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Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2021
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Many scenes try to wring laughs out of his vanity, but the dad-bod jokes all go over like dad jokes.
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Kyle Smith,
National Review,
7 July 2021
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The agency was supposed to wring the maximum amount of timber from the land.
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Kiliii Yüyan,
History & Culture,
17 Dec. 2020
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Then rinse the sponges in cool, soapy water and wring them out completely.
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Washington Post,
2 Nov. 2021
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Patting the tofu dry, rather than fully wringing the block, keeps the inside of the nuggets moist.
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Zoe Denenberg,
Bon Appétit,
23 Sep. 2023
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We had been wrung out by the Basin, and Matt looked like a skeleton held together with skin.
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Maggie Slepian,
Longreads,
15 Aug. 2024
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The car is comfy when loping along and predictable when wrung out.
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Sam Smith,
Car and Driver,
25 Aug. 2023
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There will be hand-wringing anew about the violent NFL and what can be done.
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Paul Daugherty,
Cincinnati.com,
19 Nov. 2019
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If not, there’s going to be a lot of hand wringing on Toomer’s Corner.
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Joe Williams,
USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire,
14 Sep. 2019
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Ending strong doesn’t have to mean wringing every last drop of energy out of yourself.
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Laurie Arron,
Forbes,
30 Oct. 2024
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