PULL in a Sentence

Learn PULL from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
374 example sentences for PULL, such as:
1. Don't pull such a shocked face, Jane.
2. It is easier to pull down than build.
3. Hares may pull dead lions by the beard.
4. If we pull together, success is certain.
5. And they are going to pull up the weeds.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of PULL
pull
 v.  tear or be torn violently
 n.  special advantage or influence
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  He went out into the passage to hang up his coat and pull off his wet boots.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
2  There was indignation in his hoarse bass voice but also a wheedling note, and Scarlett teasingly clicked her tongue against her teeth as she reached out to pull his cravat into place.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
3  She pounded her clenched fist against the tall white pillar beside her, and she wished that she were Samson, so that she could pull down all of Twelve Oaks and destroy every person in it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
4  I'm not dead enough for you to pull down the shades--though I might as well be.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
5  And if the Yankees can take the railroad there, they can pull up the strings and have us, just like a possum in a poke.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
6  This was not the turn she had anticipated and she tried again without success to pull her hand free.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
7  Scarlett glared at her and Prissy shrank back, trying to pull loose.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
8  "I--I have a pistol," she whispered, clutching the weapon in her lap, perfectly certain that if death stared her in the face, she would be too frightened to pull the trigger.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
9  The decrepit animal would never pull the hill.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
10  Don't pull such a shocked face, Jane.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
11  "No," she said, wrapping the warm lap robe about her and trying to pull it up around her neck.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
12  Scarlett knew Will would have a hard pull without her help but she admired and respected his independence.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XL
13  That doesn't help a man pull himself out of a tough fix, like we're all in now.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XL
14  And they are going to pull up the weeds.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLI
15  "Well, I should hate to lose your friendship," she said primly and, with an attempt at disinterestedness, bent down to pull the blanket closer about Ella Lorena's head.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIII
Example Sentence: (164 in 11 pages)
1  The nation was urged to pull together to avoid a slide into complete chaos.
2  You hoist a flag when you pull it to the top of its pole.
3  But the old ways do not vanish overnight, so the traditional dance has a stronger pull on their hearts.
4  A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out.
5  Suddenly all the men pull out pistols and begin blasting away.
6  Insert the special cleaning thread between your teeth and pull it gently up and down.
7  Love your neighbour, yet pull not down your hedge.
8  He noticed a man behind him in a blue Ford gesticulating to pull over.
9  It is easier to pull down than build.
10  Hares may pull dead lions by the beard.
11  If we pull together, success is certain.
12  The magnetic pull of the city was hard to resist.
13  Don't pull so hard or the handle will come off.
14  Everyone was very concerned whether he would pull through or not.
15  Please pull up a chair and join the conversation.