pulled off

VERB

accomplish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve bring off manage

WEAK

carry out score score a success secure succeed win

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail lose

Example Sentences

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“The Alien,” as he is known, would seem unbeatable as a generational force in this league—until you remember what the defending-champion Thunder had pulled off just two days earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

O'Neill pulled off a feat of escapology that wouldn't have been required had the decision-makers above him not been so slapstick for so long.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Then, somehow, the league’s Braves team of 10- and 11-year-olds pulled off a string of playoff victories no one thought possible.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Ferrara: It all happened in 72 hours, so I don’t know how it was pulled off.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

I pulled off a couple blue willow twirls and gave them to Duuzuu.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate