pull up

Example Sentences

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Redick credited the 21-year-old with settling the team with a pull-up jumper with 3:55 to go in the game, which was the second this season LeBron and Bronny played together.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

As long as Hegseth keeps his chest-thumping and pull-up contests in the land of make-believe, these men are happy.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

It's a functional space; strip lighting, bench presses, pull-up bars and the tang of stale sweat.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

Crowded by a double team, Betts was called for a travel and Southern guard Taniya Lawson converted the turnover into a pull-up jumper on the next possession to move the Jaguars to within 12 points.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2025

It was like trying to do a pull-up wearing lead shoes.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld