Example Sentences

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Pulling ahead recently in the sweepstakes, with a couple of awards already on its shelf, is “Schmigadoon!,” an exuberantly staged adaptation of the Apple TV series of the same name.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Pulling back the curtain on the league is a challenge.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

All Pulling Together, based in Stonehouse, is a community interest company mainly run by volunteers.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Pulling back on spendable income means families have a smaller margin of error if things go wrong, and may compromise the level of financial support parents can offer college-bound or adult children.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026

“Lying? Pulling a fast one? That’d be a mighty low thing for me to do, wouldn’t you say?”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia