yank

Example Sentences

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But he doesn’t want to yank the specials prematurely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

"You should try to reform before you yank your way out because inevitably there could be cost to doing so," he argues.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

He lets the witch and fairy pull the trigger cord this time; they yank so hard they topple onto their keisters.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025

If you can’t use a hook to yank the bad comic off the stage, then the only way left is to simply refuse to be part of the audience.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2025

Pearl fought the urge to cross the room and yank the guitar from Moody’s hands and smash it against the desk.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng