Example Sentences

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Investors are yanking money out of the opaque funds, lifting withdrawals to record highs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

That should put upward pressure on longer-term interest rates and is another way central banks are yanking supports earlier propped underneath markets to bolster the economy.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2022

Kuznetsov and Samsonov appear to have frayed one end and are yanking the twine south while their teammates march north.

From Washington Post • May 15, 2021

Chances are, yanking away the NFL’s tax exemption wouldn’t drastically change its finances.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2014

My stomach hurts and I feel like the blocks are yanking on my feet, holding me back.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée