- present participle of pull.
pulling
Example Sentences
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He’d sometimes entertain colleagues by pulling out a bridge that covers his missing front teeth.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
In practice, prospects of hotter weather disrupting wide swathes of everyday life are not pulling stock prices back to Earth.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Now he’s pulling up to the gas pump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Later in the day, Achim caught another shark and was bitten in the leg after pulling it into the boat.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
We went on down the path with Patch pulling on my hand, veering this way and that to pick up stones for his collection.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
