PULLED in a Sentence

Learn PULLED 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 PULLED, such as:
1. He pulled a hamstring in training.
2. They never knew what wires he pulled.
3. She delved in her bag and pulled out a pen.
4. It's not clear who actually pulled the trigger.
5. He pulled the van to the right to avoid the dog.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of PULLED
pull
 v.  tear or be torn violently
 n.  special advantage or influence
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  A wave of shyness pulled him back into the dark angle of the wall, and he stood there in silence instead of making his presence known to her.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
2  Mattie blushed to the roots of her hair and pulled her needle rapidly twice or thrice through her work, insensibly drawing the end of it away from him.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In V
3  He pulled on his wet coat again and went back to the barn to feed the greys.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VI
4  He started down the road toward their house, but at the end of a few yards he pulled up sharply, the blood in his face.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
5  He pulled the sled out, blinking like a night-bird as he passed from the shade of the spruces into the transparent dusk of the open.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
6  Stuart halted, too, and the darky boy pulled up a few paces behind them.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
7  Ellen sat down in the chair which Gerald pulled out for her and four voices attacked her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
8  Mammy pulled and jerked vigorously and, as the tiny circumference of whalebone-girdled waist grew smaller, a proud, fond look came into her eyes.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
9  Gerald, riding ahead, pulled up his horse and signed to Toby to stop the carriage where the two roads met.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
10  She looked up at him and saw that his mouth was pulled down at the corners in mock sympathy, even while he swished the fan.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
11  They never knew what wires he pulled.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
12  He reached up and taking her hand pulled her back into her chair.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
13  Perspiration came down her face in streams as she pulled her skirts from clutching hands.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
14  The room was in semigloom, for Scarlett had pulled down the shades to shut out the heat and brightness.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
15  Slowly, laboriously, she heaved herself over and pulled her heavy skirts up to her thighs.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
Example Sentence: (164 in 11 pages)
1  He pulled at the rope hanging from above to see if it was safe for the climb.
2  It's not clear who actually pulled the trigger.
3  She pulled off a great coup in getting the president to agree to an interview.
4  The child pulled at his sleeve to catch his attention.
5  He pulled the hood of his cloak over his head to avoid recognition.
6  The boy pulled the boat's head round in order to avoid the conflict with the boat in front of him.
7  He pulled the van to the right to avoid the dog.
8  The father pulled the child back from the river side.
9  She delved in her bag and pulled out a pen.
10  He clung to the lifeline and the woman pulled him towards the bank.
11  She climbed into bed and pulled the duvet over her.
12  The boy pulled himself to the top of the wall and looked over.
13  He pulled a hamstring in training.
14  It was this spirit that pulled us through the darkest moments of the war.
15  He pulled the boy from the river and gave him mouth-to-mouth.