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.
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Dec. 2025
The series, based on May Cobb’s novel, follows Sophie O’Neill, portrayed by Brittany Snow, as she gets pulled into the dangerous world of glamorous socialite Margo Banks, played by Malin Akerman.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
In Lily King’s Heart the Lover, Jordan (a nickname, after The Great Gatsby’s Jordan Baker) is an undergraduate toying with early ambitions to become a novelist when she’s pulled into the social world of the two star students in her 17th-century literature class.
—Lucy Feldman, Time, 9 Dec. 2025
Over the years, Diddy’s name has repeatedly been pulled into the narrative surrounding both deaths.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Dec. 2025
The series, based on May Cobb’s novel, follows Sophie O’Neill, portrayed by Brittany Snow, as she gets pulled into the dangerous world of glamorous socialite Margo Banks, played by Malin Akerman.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
In Lily King’s Heart the Lover, Jordan (a nickname, after The Great Gatsby’s Jordan Baker) is an undergraduate toying with early ambitions to become a novelist when she’s pulled into the social world of the two star students in her 17th-century literature class.
—Lucy Feldman, Time, 9 Dec. 2025
Over the years, Diddy’s name has repeatedly been pulled into the narrative surrounding both deaths.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Pull into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20into. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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