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

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

And each time, because he didn’t yank him, Dave Roberts should get the save.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2025

And reaching across me he would yank a wire from its housing or twist a tiny tube from an assembly.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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

Davis' 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

He has a bag of fast food clutched in one fist as he comes through the front door; the other grips his keys, which he yanks free from the doorknob.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

Greenberg yanked his bat back, looking like a young Ken Griffey Jr. He struck the ball hard, but sent a one-hopper straight toward a third baseman no older than 40.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

But just because the allegations against Jackson have been yanked from the film doesn’t mean that they aren’t still there, casting a shadow over almost every scene.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026

I yanked the top off the body-wash dispenser at one hotel and left it off until I checked out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

In a blur, he yanked out the black oak stopper, and shook some of the red ochre into his palm.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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

He tried backup center Steven Jamerson II for a little more than a minute before yanking him after Jamerson committed a foul.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026

Meanwhile, yanking the plans for the old frigate class from a Wisconsin shipyard will compound the dysfunction in U.S. shipbuilding, which is driven in part by a fickle Pentagon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025

I felt like a tornado, indiscriminately uprooting things and yanking them into my path.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros