pulled
Example Sentences
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"The coast guard also pulled people off of debris out in the ocean."
From BBC
More than 230 people were pulled from dangerous conditions statewide, while crews conducted dramatic rooftop evacuations at the height of the flooding.
From Salon
As with stocks, what went up the most in the months preceding the war fell the most as investors pulled back.
A construction worker pulled a suitcase as he headed into the crossing point on his way to Urumiye in western Iran, where his wife and 4-year-old son are living.
But those hopes soon turned into regrets, as ABC pulled the plug on Season 22 of The Bachelorette three days before its premiere - a first in The Bachelor franchise's 24-year history.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
