pull off
verb
pulled off; pulling off; pulls off
: to carry out despite difficulties : accomplish successfully against odds
the team pulled off an upset
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Examples of pull off in a Sentence
the rebel forces pulled off a surprisingly successful offensive against the better equipped government troops
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That chatbot model will also be able to pull off natural, back-and-forth conversation and can be interrupted, just as Gemini Live will.
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Wes Davis, The Verge, 14 May 2024
Last fall, new union leadership pulled off a stunning victory at Detroit’s big automakers, securing the best new contract in decades.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
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Wes Davis, The Verge, 14 May 2024
Last fall, new union leadership pulled off a stunning victory at Detroit’s big automakers, securing the best new contract in decades.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
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“Pull off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20off. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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