yank

Many of them compel me to yank my hair out, bang my head on the table, or do both simultaneously — if that’s possible.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

Griffin, for his part, responded by threatening to yank Citadel from the Park Avenue development project.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

L.A. officials have long expressed concern that Trump and Congress might belatedly yank away $1 billion already set aside to reimburse state and local governments for security, planning and other Olympics-related costs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

They yank open industrial-grade zippers, unleashing a gust of helium, and dive chest-first onto the collapsing character.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

Laney grabbed Oliver’s hand and tried to yank him to his feet, budging him not one bit.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

Unfazed by the crashing waves, 72-year-old Wu Feng-chiao yanks fistfuls of brownish-purple seaweed she will process into jelly, one of the last women in Taiwan keeping the marine harvest tradition alive.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

What a setback for anyone who saw a childhood ruined by Bucky Dent, or yanks the plug when the jukebox cranks up Billy Joel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

"As soon as I get his harness out, he yanks, which he doesn't normally, but he gets quite excited because he knows he is going in the sidecar," he continued.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

Daniel’s expressive performance welcomes the audience to flinch as she yanks between baseline honesty and the overwrought pep forcing Nella to chirp whenever Vera flings a task at her.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2023

Billy calls as his mother yanks him out the door.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

You can’t keep a beloved news team down, even after more than a decade since being yanked off the air in a move that stunned fans and local TV newsrooms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

It essentially yanked TPS overnight and refused to give a legitimate justification.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

“It feels like … a lifeline is being yanked out from underneath a lot of people.”

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has yanked around 13 million barrels of oil a day from global energy supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

Not in the snow, but on dusty, familiar carpet, Boaz beside her, panting as he yanked the ring off his finger.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

At first it may seem like random grabbing and yanking, but look closer.

From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2026

Kim, handed a rare start with Dayot Upamecano out sick, was sent off in the 63rd minute, picking up a second yellow for yanking Raul Florucz's arm as the winger went on the attack.

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

It’s fairly ridiculous, that NFL teams are so starved for quarterback talent that they turn to hobbled 40-something mercenaries—look at Indianapolis, yanking a happily retired Philip Rivers out of the school carpool lane—but Rodgers delivered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

It was the federal officer, she said, who grabbed the umbrella, yanking the fabric off.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025

Her fingers folded, as if she were clutching invisible curtains, before yanking with all her strength.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny