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Meanings of
wring from
in inglês
espanhol
sacar
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Get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner.
extort
espanhol
sacar
Usage of
wring from
in inglês
1
No message or letter of entreaty could
wring
from
her any explanation.
2
These answers neither torture nor you can
wring
from
me, reader.
3
But not a sound of pain could they
wring
from
him.
4
But you will
wring
from
me only one more word on this subject.
5
Unlike Savonarola his quivering flesh could not
wring
from
his heart an apology.
6
He should not coax, cajole, or
wring
from
me the dollar he craved.
7
The utmost you could
wring
from
her was that she couldn't help it.
8
Nay, there be means that may
wring
from
thee an answer.
9
And no one can
wring
from
him ay or nay by a question.
10
Did he think to
wring
from
her some more definite appeal?
11
Only so much power an engine can
wring
from
petroleum.
12
JoLane, in contrast, aimed to
wring
from
sex every pleasure it had to offer.
13
And that seized upon her mind to
wring
from
it both bitterness and anger.
14
She must
wring
from
him-shemust and would- amuchfuller history of his engagement.
15
And that is all we can
wring
from
thy stern lip, man of iron?
16
For patriotism in Southern Asia depends largely upon what treasures one may
wring
from
it.
Other examples for "wring from"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
wring
from
wring
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
wring from
espanhol
sacar
arrancar
Wring from
through the time
Wring from
across language varieties
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