pull up
Example Sentences
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Starting at around 9 a.m., the vans pull up outside, the shutters on the loading docks go up and drivers wheel the carts to their truck.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
"It's a concern. We've had cops pull up for minor things and everybody freaks out because today, even if you have your papers -- which they all do -- anything can happen," the 20-year-old said.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Following their gruelling semi-final victories on Friday, neither player trained on Saturday and left everyone wondering how they would pull up on Sunday.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
He would come up to her desk and talk for so long that she’d pull up a chair for him.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
I hang the scarf, pull up a kitchen chair, and sit on it.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Vocabulary lists containing pull up
Physical Education - Introductory
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Physical Education - Middle School and High School
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