Used in a Sentence

tussle

How to use tussle in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for tussle.

Editorial note

It will be interesting to see how this tussle plays out in the next 5 years.

Examples8
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

disorderly fighting

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of tussle gathered in one view.

noun

disorderly fighting

verb

fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the drunken men started to scuffle"

verb

make messy or untidy; "the child mussed up my hair"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tussle.

verb

fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the drunken men started to scuffle"

verb

make messy or untidy; "the child mussed up my hair"

Example sentences

1

It will be interesting to see how this tussle plays out in the next 5 years.

2

In the tussle the attacker fell and hit his head on the nearby fountain, I believed he died.

3

Besides revelations about 100% espionage is not about a tussle between two fighting children right?

4

Whether or not they originally had a goal of making Gruber unhappy, the tussle has increased the visibility of their project.

5

My favorite quote:"A similar miscalculation led Microsoft to treat Netscape as a mortal threat and into a self-defeating tussle with a reciprocally purblind Justice Department.

6

It would seem that almost any legal entanglement can be resolved through the judicious application of money, while almost any tussle with the law can result in financial penalties and even imprisonment for those who are forced to rely on public defenders.

7

Towards a new architecture?The above trends suggest that in-network resource isolation may be increasingly deployed as a consequence of the continuous tussle between applications optimising selfishly and ISPs protecting their infrastructure with means that are feasible to deploy.

8

There is a pervasive sub-culture of misogynist assholes who have been actively fighting the influence of women in "tech", and there is an even larger group of idiots who don't realize that's what's happening and pretend like it's just a small problem or some sort of schoolyard tussle where everyone is at fault to some degree.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use tussle in a sentence?

It will be interesting to see how this tussle plays out in the next 5 years.

What does tussle mean?

disorderly fighting

What part of speech is tussle?

tussle is commonly used as noun, verb.