pull something

Example Sentences

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I’ll try to pull something from my past that will connect me to feeling 16 again or 23 again.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

The first two singles from her comeback album 143 have bombed, critically and commercially - so she really needed to pull something out of the bag for her MTV performance.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024

“In moments when you need someone to pull something out of the hat,” England lock Ollie Chessum said, “Ben has been that person for us.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 19, 2023

"Not everybody is in an economic position to be able just to pull something off the shelf and lose that potential revenue, and that's obviously just a privilege that she has."

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2023

Not only was it unfamiliar, but it felt tainted, as if we intended to pull something over on James.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu