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Example Sentences

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Mark, did “Disclosure Day” manage to pull you back into Spielberg’s orbit this time?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The race was shaking out to be mighty close, and as the first initial votes were tallied, Pratt was leading Raman for the second spot behind Bass, but by Sunday Raman began to pull ahead.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

But Brown wasn’t daunted by history, and he wasn’t about to pull his players to rest for the next game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

After multiple attempts to order Lowe to pull down the building, the council took her to court after she failed to comply with the demolition order.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

I pull up the chair I was sitting on and slump down into it.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold