pull down
Example Sentences
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The price index of personal-consumption expenditures declined by 0.1% last month as lower energy prices helped pull down the overall price level, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
"Some of the models are starting to indicate that we'll start to pull down some smoke," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
After multiple attempts to order Lowe to pull down the building, the council took her to court after she failed to comply with the demolition order.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
The “swift” change in fuel costs and the impact on already fragile industry profitability is likely to force airlines to pull down supply, the analysts said.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 14, 2026
Then I turn around, face the door I just closed, pull down my pants, and fall on the toilet—I don’t sit; I fall like a carcass, feeling my butt accommodate the rim.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
