pull into
phrasal verb
pulled into; pulling into; pulls into
1
of a car, train, etc.
: to arrive at a particular place
The train pulled into the station right on time.
2
: to move a vehicle to (a particular place)
He pulled into the parking space.
He slowly pulled the car into traffic.
Examples of pull into in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
One theory is that the magnetic field gradually weakens over time as the cloud is gradually pulled into the stellar core.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2024
When a car pulls into a rural village there is no concealing it and Uwimana had no time to collect his thoughts.
—Jonathan M. Hansen, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024
The bus pulled into the narrow parking lot on a sunny but cold morning.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
After graduating college, Harris got pulled into the business by his father.
—Jenny Rudolph, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
Yet after channeling Jean’s late sister to her customer’s satisfaction, things get shakier when she’s pulled into sitting down with Dr. Patel’s wife Tracy (Sarah Goldberg) to get at the root of her unhappiness.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
Raman’s progress on her reelection bid took place on the same day that Ysabel Jurado, another candidate backed by the city’s political left, pulled into first place in her race against Councilmember Kevin de León.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
The Obama administration reluctantly supported them, worrying that it would be pulled into an unwinnable proxy war against Iran.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
He had been pulled into a rip current and tried to save himself, clinging to a buoy for a few minutes before disappearing into the water and drowning.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2024
When a car pulls into a rural village there is no concealing it and Uwimana had no time to collect his thoughts.
—Jonathan M. Hansen, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024
The bus pulled into the narrow parking lot on a sunny but cold morning.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
After graduating college, Harris got pulled into the business by his father.
—Jenny Rudolph, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
Yet after channeling Jean’s late sister to her customer’s satisfaction, things get shakier when she’s pulled into sitting down with Dr. Patel’s wife Tracy (Sarah Goldberg) to get at the root of her unhappiness.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
Raman’s progress on her reelection bid took place on the same day that Ysabel Jurado, another candidate backed by the city’s political left, pulled into first place in her race against Councilmember Kevin de León.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
The Obama administration reluctantly supported them, worrying that it would be pulled into an unwinnable proxy war against Iran.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
He had been pulled into a rip current and tried to save himself, clinging to a buoy for a few minutes before disappearing into the water and drowning.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Pull into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20into. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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