They drew and painted on the cliffs and cave walls that they had wrested from the Neanderthal men. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
The last blessing of humanity was wrested from us; we might no longer hope. 玛丽·雪莱.最后一个人.
The brave boy's act of chivalrous self-sacrifice filled me with pride, nor did I care that it had wrested from us our last frail chance for escape. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯.火星战神.
When I came here today, I thought that nothing could have wrested this confession from me. 查尔斯·狄更斯.大卫·科波菲尔.
Spain also was wrested bit by bit from the Carthaginian grip. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
Lee's army had to be strengthened to enable it to maintain its position, no matter what territory was wrested from the South in another quarter. 尤利西斯·格兰特.U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.