pull

Example Sentences

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This is done by tracking subtle movements in the host star and measuring the gravitational pull exerted by the orbiting object.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

There is incentive for wealth managers and their clients to pull money out of the private funds and invest elsewhere, including similar public funds from the same manager at 25%-plus discounts in some cases.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Seventeen runs from a maiden century, he scented six of them when Nathan Gilchrist dropped short, but his pull found only the hands of Dan Mousley at deep square leg.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“Will be interesting to see how spiking gas prices pull down the two lower legs of the E,” another user wrote.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

I unscrew the bottle and pull the brush from the pot of dark red liquid.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam