Example Sentences

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They will yank worms from the ground and salamanders out from under rocks.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2023

This head-in-the-sand, passive approach to aging can work for a while, but inevitably time will yank you out of your denial.

From US News • Sep. 16, 2014

“What happens when you have an independent regulatory agency, you can have a utility that has scandals and lies, but the regulator will yank its licensing approvals,” he said.

From BusinessWeek • Mar. 17, 2011

But it's looking even more difficult after Google's surprise announcement yesterday that it will yank support for the most widely used Flash replacement from its Chrome browser.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2011

But if he runs too slowly, the ladder will yank him forward and send him sprawling.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario