Yanked is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Yanked meaning
simple past and past participle of yank
Using Yanked
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of yank
- In the example corpus, yanked often appears in combinations such as: and yanked, yanked the, was yanked.
Context around Yanked
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Yanked
- In this selection, "yanked" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shane, gets, paseiro, king, off and scott stand out and add context to how "yanked" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include also getting yanked this month and attempt and yanked king to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "yanked" sits close to words such as abbotsford, adkins and adventist, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with yanked
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They yanked readers in and refused to let go. (9 words)
Hayes countered a suplex attempt and yanked King to the mat. (11 words)
It was just yanked off the scene and that was it. (11 words)
If Trump's tariffs get implemented once he's sworn back in, that will only make it that much worse if the rug gets yanked from under them and Americans are suddenly hit with higher prices on their favorite devices. (40 words)
Phase 5 of the MCU has officially launched with the theatrical release of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which yanked Scott Lang aka Ant-Man (played by Paul Rudd) & Co. back into the Quantum Realm. (36 words)
An English couple has yanked their two boys out of school to travel the world as a family after feeling robbed of quality time together in the hustle-and-bustle of their old life. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Hayes countered a suplex attempt and yanked King to the mat.
It was just yanked off the scene and that was it.
Kevin Na had yanked a tee shot embarrassingly wide left Saturday.
Phase 5 of the MCU has officially launched with the theatrical release of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which yanked Scott Lang aka Ant-Man (played by Paul Rudd) & Co. back into the Quantum Realm.
Riddle fended off Dominik and yanked him over the top rope.
Shane yanked the mic out of Coach’s hands and said if there is anything that’s brutal, it’s his interviewing skills.
Then my hood was yanked down again and I was forced into a chair.
They yanked readers in and refused to let go.
To get her to concede, he yanked her forward, causing her to dramatically face plant into the surf.
An English couple has yanked their two boys out of school to travel the world as a family after feeling robbed of quality time together in the hustle-and-bustle of their old life.
A snippet of Angela’s appearance was originally posted on The Drew Barrymore Show’s Instagram feed, but since the outrage online, it’s been yanked from Instagram and YouTube.
But many legislative Democrats felt the rug was yanked out from under them when that measure didn’t result in the initiatives getting pulled.
He yanked TJ back to the middle of the ring, and Crawford tapped out.
I’d include a trailer for the game here, but that was yanked from YouTube due to a copyright complaint from Rockstar Games’ parent company Take-Two Interactive.
If Trump's tariffs get implemented once he's sworn back in, that will only make it that much worse if the rug gets yanked from under them and Americans are suddenly hit with higher prices on their favorite devices.
I saw Nwabali giving him a mouthful before Paseiro yanked him off.
It still shared its intelligence with America, discussed its plans with America, and heeded America when America yanked on the leash.
Lots of good things are coming to Max in February, but a lot of content — including several DC animated movies like “Batman: Gotham Knight” — is also getting yanked this month.
McDonagh yanked Ricochet off the ring apron to the floor to eliminate him.
Moody missed a field goal from 49 yards right before halftime and yanked a 50-yarder early in the fourth quarter.
Common combinations with yanked
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: