yank
Example Sentences
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Griffin, for his part, responded by threatening to yank Citadel from the Park Avenue development project.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
L.A. officials have long expressed concern that Trump and Congress might belatedly yank away $1 billion already set aside to reimburse state and local governments for security, planning and other Olympics-related costs.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
How could her child be so cruel as to yank her home out from under her feet in her declining years?
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Every plot detail feels like a balloon drifting ever so slowly into the air, waiting for a character to grab the string and yank the story balloon back down to reiterate it.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026
I yank my head back when Mama looks up to grab another tissue from the box on the table.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
Vocabulary lists containing yank
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