Example Sentences

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Brentford's Yehor Yarmoliuk had been pulling at the striker's shirt, as the Brighton man looked to race at the away goal, with the Ukrainian getting a yellow card.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2024

Intel is similarly expanding its footprint in Arizona, where it had been pulling back its presence as recently as a decade ago.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2024

Two Navy pilots had been pulling stunts when one aircraft collided with the other.

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2023

Jake Anderson, the skipper of the Saga and a star on “Deadliest Catch,” said he had been pulling up pots full of crab, “then nothing last year, absolutely nothing.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2022

He wondered if the woman in the gas station had been pulling his leg.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman