pull
verb (used with object)
to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position.
has pulled
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present perfectof pull (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Now, three years after his death, his wife of 46 years and his business manager are on opposite sides of a legal fight that has pulled in executives, longtime family assistants and Buffett’s family members.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Data-center construction is one of the factors behind a trucking boom that has pulled the industry out of a freight recession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
World 800m champion Lilian Odira of Kenya, who beat Hodgkinson and Hunter-Bell to gold in Tokyo last year, has pulled out of the race after suffering from illness and weakness since the Commonwealth Games.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
JSerra has pulled it off in girls’ flag football.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
I step forward and sit in the kitchen chair Mother has pulled up to the Netbook.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
