pull
verb (used with object)
to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position.
am pulling
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present progressiveof pull (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"Brandon’s my stepson, Kelly’s my good friend… I am pulling for both of them."
From Fox News ● Oct. 10, 2021
Lena, I am pulling for you and wishing you continued and unabated success.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2018
In a tweet, Daines was more succinct: “I am pulling my endorsement and support for Roy Moore for U.S. Senate.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2017
But I am pulling quite hard for the MLA Subconference.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2014
But no matter what I do, and despite myself, I am pulling on my snowpants, wadding my skirt in between my legs, tugging thick woolen socks on over my shoes, stuffing my feet into boots.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
