yank
Example Sentences
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How could her child be so cruel as to yank her home out from under her feet in her declining years?
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
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
At one point Mr Justice Alexander Owens asked: "Did you yank this out in order to make the allegation against Mr Adams a bit bigger? To give it beef?"
From BBC • May 14, 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
One more yank, and the box was falling.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
Vocabulary lists containing yank
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