pull wires

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He declared that he had made no attempts to pull wires for the publisher, and denied connection with anyone else mentioned in the case.

From Time Magazine Archive

So when the I.C.C. grants his latest request, Mr. Crowley, nicknamed "Pull 80 Cars" for his initials and industry, will have the right to pull wires on the boards of 107 roads.*

From Time Magazine Archive

But the crowd will pull every wire to get you off, and they can pull wires, all right—" "But on what evidence am I arrested?

From Mrs. Balfame A Novel by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

He can't hamper himself by marriage with an impecunious musician who isn't able to pull wires and help him on.

From The Moon out of Reach by Pedler, Margaret

He may lay pipes and pull wires, seeming for a little to succeed.

From The Call of the Twentieth Century An Address to Young Men by Jordan, David Starr