pull
verb (used with object)
to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position.
are pulling
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present progressiveof pull.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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The event, billed as the The Land of Song Festival, will feature world-renowned Italian Tenor Andrea Bocelli, but choirs are pulling out because of steep costs that include fees for individual singers.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Ms. Noonan, with all her experience and wisdom, doesn’t see the trick these companies are pulling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Low-and middle-income consumers in particular are pulling back on spending, a trend Kohl’s executives said is likely to continue through the rest of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
“People who are doing well financially are spending more, while those who aren’t are pulling back,” Matt Schulz, chief consumer-finance analyst at LendingTree, noted in the report.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Up on stage, the professor and another man are pulling Othello back from the cage and settling him into the stage’s lone chair.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
