Verb (used with object) : He finagled the backers out of a fortune. ,to finagle an assignment to the Membership Committee. From Dictionary.com.
I manage to finagle what I want a lot of the time. From Wordnik.com. [dulligirl Diary Entry] Reference
OK, I'm back on the bed trying to finagle up out of it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 9, 2009] Reference
I ` m trying to -- trying to finagle up out of it, but I couldn ` t. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 9, 2009] Reference
Though he managed to finagle a bank line of credit, he rarely used it. From Wordnik.com. [Amassing Billions On Your Own Steam] Reference
Air, sea, land-no matter how we finagle it, this is the nearest we get. From Wordnik.com. [The Gates of Noon]
And you just sort of try finagle yourself into a pant leg, or something. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 15, 2010] Reference
But when he went cross-country he said he had to sort of finagle it, so to speak. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 26, 2008] Reference
I'm going back on the bed trying to -- trying to finagle (ph) (INAUDIBLE), I couldn't. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 9, 2009] Reference
No, not the Florida Supreme Court, which in 2000 tried to finagle a victory for Al Gore. From Wordnik.com. [White Males of Steel] Reference
And I want a president that does not try to have things every which way she can finagle. From Wordnik.com. [URGENT MEMO] Reference
I'm wondering if/how I can finagle a raise from him soon, with their costs being so high. From Wordnik.com. [haloaskew Diary Entry] Reference
He also realized that by making opponents underestimate him, he could finagle the advantage. From Wordnik.com. [Gone for Good]
LAMB: But when she needed drug money, you say that she would finagle all this stuff somewhere?. From Wordnik.com. [Rosa Lee: A Mother and Her Family in Urban America] Reference
TheLiberal and CapeCod managed to finagle tickets, but the rest of us were left out in the cold. From Wordnik.com. [drbigbeef Diary Entry] Reference
Some finagle enough identifying information to make people seem liable for debts they never owed. From Wordnik.com. ['Debt tagging' by collection agencies a growing problem] Reference
I didn't realize how much I missed them, but I think they're going to try to finagle a visit soon. From Wordnik.com. [luvabeans Diary Entry] Reference
Being somewhat knowledgeable about personal finance, I'm trying to figure out how to finagle this. From Wordnik.com. [The Bonus Tax Is Just Plain Stupid] Reference
Mr. Ababwa should be getting here tomorrow, if he was able to finagle a ride out of someone up in Sonora. From Wordnik.com. [Thank you! And updates] Reference
Meanwhile, I shamelessly called on every connection I had to finagle a backstage pass to meet Mr. Jackman. From Wordnik.com. [A Midlife Crisis? No, Just Having Fun!] Reference
"Maybe we can do some gigs together," he suggested, trying to finagle a way to keep himself in the picture. From Wordnik.com. [unclebob Diary Entry] Reference
Or, I should say, I was hoping to finagle an invite to the boarders 'post-medals party plans with their agent. From Wordnik.com. [Bigger Tricks Are Better] Reference
Some finagle enough identifying information to make people seem liable for debts they never owed, Ryst reports. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Finance: Workplace Wrath] Reference
So, how did they finagle all of this and get the baby out of the country with not many people knowing, within Iraq?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 30, 2005] Reference
They will find a way to finagle or obfuscate any legitimate protections into a defence against legitimate scrutiny. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
On 8/11/08, at 2:08 PM, Jason Tanz wrote: Well, phone follow-up isn't down in writing, but I'll try to finagle that, yes. From Wordnik.com. [Charlie Kaufman: Hollywood's Brainiest Screenwriter Pleases Crowds by Refusing to Please] Reference
But. .she was able to finagle it to get me my four days off next week though not all in a row but at least it's something. From Wordnik.com. [dulligirl Diary Entry] Reference
Like it would somehow finagle a credit card number out of her and go charge thousands of dollars worth of fancy meals on her. From Wordnik.com. [unclebob Diary Entry] Reference
William Pickering was probably one of the few people in Washington who could finagle entry to a U.S. senator's office with no fanfare. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
Find out if your carrier's call center has better terms, and use this info to finagle a better deal from your local electronics retailer. From Wordnik.com. [How to Live] Reference
But he was also trying to finagle deals with groups that were perhaps going to be in close contact with or were favorites of Barack Obama. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 9, 2008] Reference
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