Showing results for pulled off. Search instead for pulled+off.

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

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

“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

The attack couldn’t have been pulled off by Mythos alone and leveraged the very human cybersecurity expertise of some of Calif’s hackers, said Thai Duong, the company’s chief executive.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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

A thin man entered and pulled off his hat.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu