pulled in

Example Sentences

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"People tend to get pulled in because it's a community, and before they know it they have given quite a lot of money over," she said.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Echo Park-based artist Eamon Ore-Giron’s “Infinite Landscape: Los Ángeles Para Siempre” uses forced perspective to trick viewers into feeling like they are being pulled in or out of a portal.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

In 1942, as World War II enters a new phase, the British twins Tessa and Theo Armstrong are pulled in different directions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The film has pulled in $354 million globally over six weeks.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

Someone else pulled in the boat while Carl and Jimmy kept working on Ben, even as they carried him to the ambulance.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings