yank

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 team still needs to haul the balloon to the ground and yank open the release vents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

The performance policy has echoes of so-called "rank and yank", which was popularised in the US by the former chief executive of General Motors Jack Welch.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

He lets the witch and fairy pull the trigger cord this time; they yank so hard they topple onto their keisters.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025

If you can’t use a hook to yank the bad comic off the stage, then the only way left is to simply refuse to be part of the audience.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2025

The front door opens, and I yank back the window curtain.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron