Get to know Pulling better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like pull.
Pulling in a sentence
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Pulling meaning
present participle and gerund of pull
Synonyms of Pulling
Using Pulling
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of pull
- Useful related words include: pull, propulsion, actuation.
- In the example corpus, pulling often appears in combinations such as: pulling out, pulling the, by pulling.
Example sentences (20)
I'm a very controlled and controlling filmmaker, and I don't often shift something as important as that, but it was something that just kept pulling us in and pulling us in that we kept repeating in the filming.
Crab spirit: pulling down those at the top, pulling down others because you want to rise.
First of all, Morgan Rogers initiates the foul by pulling Anderson’s shirt and then Anderson there’s another foul pulling his shirt.
The away kit is pulling on a similar theme and the third kit is pulling on something related to where the Stadium is with the colliery.
And pulling all of his artistic interests together—in storytelling, in music, in visual art—is all part of his notion of "using all of the buffalo," pulling a metaphor from the resourcefulness of First Nation people.
Ideally, the edge defender blows up the pulling guard into the pulling tackle or the defensive alignment forces and impacts that critical play-side double team.
The act of producing a shot of espresso is often termed "pulling" a shot, originating from lever espresso machines, which require pulling down a handle attached to a spring-loaded piston, forcing hot water through the coffee at high pressure.
The two people could be pulling against each other as in tug of war or the two people could be pulling in the same direction.
A 60-year-old family-run business was forced to shut - after the council started fining drivers for pulling up outside its shop.
Accordingly, dynastic politics is a pulling power in democratic and non-democratic nations.
According to him, 13 committees as offshoots of the main committee, some of which are charged with arranging military drills and pulling out of President Buhari, are either all at work or soon to be.
According to state police, the incident escalated, leading to Douglas reportedly pulling a firearm and shooting a round into the back of Harris’ vehicle.
A College Station fire investigator who watched security video saw one man pulling the alarm while another was recording on his smartphone.
After pulling out the piece of tape, you should be able to see all the dirt and debris that has been collected.
After pulling up in the pit lane, he immediately got out of his Red Bull and stormed off.
After Rutherford tried to break up the fight between Berry and the other woman, Ford grabbed Rutherford by her hair from behind before striking her in the head several times and pulling her to the ground.
After the representative was caught red-handed pulling the alarm on security footage, Bowman’s office said that he “did not realize he would trigger a building alarm as he was rushing to make an urgent vote.
A hooded man was filmed approaching Osaze, pulling his chair and threatening him with it before two police officers then arrive to calm the situation, allowing Osaze to continue his performance.
A journeyman career followed and he ended up pulling on the shirt of 17 different clubs.
All good things must come to an end, and though it once felt like it would be Rodgers would be the one pulling the plug on the relationship, it may in fact be the organization choosing to move forward without the other party.
Common combinations with pulling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- pulling out 23×
- pulling the 18×
- by pulling 16×
- and pulling 15×
- pulling up 11×
- pulling off 11×
- pulling back 10×
- pulling in 9×
- is pulling 8×
- are pulling 8×