pull for
phrasal verb
pulled for; pulling for; pulls for
US, informal
: to say or show that one hopes (someone or something) will succeed, get well, etc.
We're all pulling for you (to get well).
I'm pulling for the home team.
Examples of pull for in a Sentence
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Organizations including labor unions and consumer advocacy groups are pulling for more transparency from companies and greater legal recourse for citizens to sue over AI discrimination.
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Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Iran’s gravitational pull for militant groups is growing stronger as Tehran doubles down on its rhetoric about confronting Israel—and its main backer, the United States—amid the devastating war in Gaza that followed Hamas’s attack on October 7.
—Mina Al-Oraibi, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2024
First, however, the bride got ready in a Bronx and Banco dress that her stylist Monica Rose pulled for her.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2024
What’s your World Series matchup? Always pulling for the Rays.
—Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
Amid the fanfare when the Giants’ franchise shortstop was pulled for the final time with two outs in the bottom of the ninth last October, Luciano snuck up the dugout steps and jogged out to take his position.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
Taxpayers often fear audits, but statistically, less than 1% of individual tax returns are pulled for examination.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
Fishermen who have spent years touting the sustainability of the fishery are pulling for approval, said Darrell Young, a director of the Maine Elver Fishermen Association.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
Most returns are accepted as filed, but some are pulled for closer examination using various methods, including random sampling and computerized screening.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Iran’s gravitational pull for militant groups is growing stronger as Tehran doubles down on its rhetoric about confronting Israel—and its main backer, the United States—amid the devastating war in Gaza that followed Hamas’s attack on October 7.
—Mina Al-Oraibi, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2024
First, however, the bride got ready in a Bronx and Banco dress that her stylist Monica Rose pulled for her.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2024
What’s your World Series matchup? Always pulling for the Rays.
—Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
Amid the fanfare when the Giants’ franchise shortstop was pulled for the final time with two outs in the bottom of the ninth last October, Luciano snuck up the dugout steps and jogged out to take his position.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
Taxpayers often fear audits, but statistically, less than 1% of individual tax returns are pulled for examination.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
Fishermen who have spent years touting the sustainability of the fishery are pulling for approval, said Darrell Young, a director of the Maine Elver Fishermen Association.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
Most returns are accepted as filed, but some are pulled for closer examination using various methods, including random sampling and computerized screening.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Pull for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20for. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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