- present participle of pull.
pulling
Example Sentences
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Instead of swallowing its companion in one dramatic event, the star is steadily pulling material from it, creating a cosmic feeding process that could continue for billions of years.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
An AFP correspondent at the scene saw rescuers pulling people from the rubble.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
“What we are seeing today is different. Growers pulling out vines, mothballing vineyards and planting other crops points to something more structural than the cycles I have experienced,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Liverpool duo Cody Gakpo and Alexander Isak have both picked up injuries with Gakpo withdrawing from the Netherlands squad with an ankle injury and Isak pulling out of Sweden duty with a minor thigh injury.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
I scrambled out of bed, but tripped pulling on my favorite leggings, ripping them in the process.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
