yanked

Example Sentences

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“It feels like … a lifeline is being yanked out from underneath a lot of people.”

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

But just because the allegations against Jackson have been yanked from the film doesn’t mean that they aren’t still there, casting a shadow over almost every scene.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Christopher Whalen, chairman of credit-markets research and advisory firm Whalen Global Advisors, fears “a Lehman kind of moment,” referring to when Lehman Brothers failed in 2008 after lenders yanked funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Last week, ABC yanked this season of “The Bachelorette,” which features 31-year-old Taylor Frankie Paul, just three days before the premiere episode was set to air Sunday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

I yanked my arm down and shoved my hand under the desk so Ms. W. would forget it had been raised.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan