pull wires

Example Sentences

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He declared that he had made no attempts to pull wires for the publisher, and denied connection with anyone else mentioned in the case.

From Time Magazine Archive

So when the I.C.C. grants his latest request, Mr. Crowley, nicknamed "Pull 80 Cars" for his initials and industry, will have the right to pull wires on the boards of 107 roads.*

From Time Magazine Archive

Once in New York, I can pull wires, if need be.

From The Desert of Wheat by Grey, Zane

He may lay pipes and pull wires, seeming for a little to succeed.

From The Call of the Twentieth Century An Address to Young Men by Jordan, David Starr

Sometimes they didn't tell their past records until the other side unearthed them, and then it was necessary to doctor court records, and pull wires all over the country.

From 100%: the Story of a Patriot by Sinclair, Upton