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

Recent Examples on the Web

One of Google's key new Android AI features, which debuted on the Pixel 10 series in August, has been pulled for the foreseeable future so the company can work on improvements. —James Peckham, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025

And he got pulled for a defensive replacement on Friday night when Harrison Bader entered the game in the ninth inning to play center field, thus moving Brandon Marsh to left and Kepler to right. —Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025

The visas were pulled for various reasons, including overstays, law violations, and supporting terrorism. —Hollie Silverman dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025

But that was it for Ober, pulled for left-hander Kody Funderburk. —John Shipley, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for pull for

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore