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
After the 2008-09 financial crisis, he began recommending private credit just as banks were pulling back from lending to riskier companies, giving Blackstone, Ares and others the opportunity to make high-interest-rate loans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 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
By now they were pulling into the Fun World parking lot.
From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon
