pull on
Example Sentences
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Often, like in my treatment in Singapore, cupping is paired with gua sha, creating a push and pull on the skin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
"Even though the material itself isn't magnetic, the existence of chiral phonons gives us these magnetic levers to pull on," said Rikard Bodin, doctoral candidate at the U and co-author of the paper.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026
I really did have a great rapport with them, and they would pull on my beard, and we really had a wonderful love affair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
The next major milestone is expected overnight Sunday into Monday, at which point the astronauts will enter the "lunar sphere of influence," where the Moon's gravity will have stronger pull on the spacecraft than Earth's.
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
I pull on the blue AffloVest, snapping it into place around my torso with Barb's help.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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