pulled
Example Sentences
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He said he recalled having pulled the lever to release the car's parachute before trying to steer it away from disaster, "but disaster was, it seemed, my fate".
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
But the Arab oil embargo that fall flattened the housing market, and Remax’s backers pulled out, leaving the fledgling firm, at its lowest point, more than $600,000 in debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Like the groves and gardens, houses built foolhardily near the dry summertime river risked being pulled off their foundations and washed away by the winter torrents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
When I pulled up the long driveway to his country home on a bright morning in June, Roebuck greeted me warmly.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Her glittering wings, however, were pushed and pulled by the rapids, spinning her in circles.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
