yank
verb (used with or without object)
to pull or remove abruptly and vigorously.
have yanked
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present perfectof yank.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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Investors have yanked more than $11 billion out of private-credit funds during the past two quarters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Investors have yanked roughly a net $1 billion from the funds in the past week alone, according to FactSet.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
Investors have yanked $70 billion from emerging market bond funds so far in 2022 , according to data from JPMorgan, which pegs year-end outflows at $80 billion.
From Reuters ● Oct. 14, 2022
Conception and family planning typically occupy a weird zone between the personal and the universal, but Rachel and Richard’s long-term struggles have yanked away any semblance of privacy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2018
"Shucks!" retorted Hervey, rising with a shrug, "if I had wished to get rid of Bolton, I'd have yanked him overboard and then would have written `accident' in my blamed log-book."
From The Green Mummy by Fergus Hume
