pull
verb (used with object)
to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position.
were pulling
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past progressiveof pull.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Other telecom stocks were pulling back on Monday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
In contrast, shares optical companies were pulling back after a red-hot start to the year.
From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026
“It started with a very reasonable thesis—banks were pulling back because of regulation—and has now expanded into more and more aggressive forms of lending.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
After a decade in F1, and notwithstanding the hiatus when they thought they were pulling out and disbanded much of the engine department, how they've found themselves in this place again still seems incredible.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
Mesarthium was at the center of this mystery, so that was where he was going—to the anchor, as though Mouzaive’s invisible magnetic fields were pulling him there.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
