yank
verb (used with or without object)
to pull or remove abruptly and vigorously.
had yanked
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past perfectof yank.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Did Bad Bunny look as if he had yanked his suit jacket out of the sewing machine before the tailor had actually finished making it?
From BBC ● May 6, 2024
The temblor jolted the Ojai Beverage Co. building with such force that Howard thought someone had yanked his desk chair out from under him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
He narrated a video in which he claimed that another man, wearing a black jacket with a white “W” on it, had yanked it away from an officer who had fallen in the crowd.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2023
What if my mother had yanked us up that day at “E.T.” and insisted that my crying was inappropriate?
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
Helene had yanked on my belt—she must have attached the rope then.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
