pulled over; pulling over; pulls over
: to steer one's vehicle to the side of the road
: to cause to pull over
pulled him over for speeding
Examples of pullover in a Sentence
Noun
She was wearing a light pullover.
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Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Daniela’s cropped pullover hoodie features green camo on the exterior, a cheetah-print interior, and flags of Cuba, Venezuela, and the United States embroidered at the sleeve hem to mark her Latin-American heritage.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Eliza Brooke, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Nov. 2022
Rod Parker sits on the end of the Homestead bench donning a blue Spartans pullover and gray sweatpants.
—Matthew Vantryon, Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2020
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
It was quickly located by a police drone, and Amil was pulled over about a mile from the crash site.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Noun
On April 12, the singer was strolling around Los Angeles in the ultimate off-duty look for those not-hot-but-not-cold spring days: a cozy pullover sweater and breezy track pants.
—Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Daniela’s cropped pullover hoodie features green camo on the exterior, a cheetah-print interior, and flags of Cuba, Venezuela, and the United States embroidered at the sleeve hem to mark her Latin-American heritage.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Because Tár shot during autumn, Daigeler also dressed Blanchett in an array of pullover sweaters, sweater vests, and cardigans.
—Eliza Brooke, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Nov. 2022
Rod Parker sits on the end of the Homestead bench donning a blue Spartans pullover and gray sweatpants.
—Matthew Vantryon, Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2020
Verb
As the estimated range dropped to about 23 miles with the nearest charger still 26 miles away, he was forced to pull over along the Pan-American Highway.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
It was quickly located by a police drone, and Amil was pulled over about a mile from the crash site.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Pullover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pullover. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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pullover
1 of 2 adjective
pull·over
ˌpu̇l-ˌō-vər 
: put on by being pulled over the head
pullover sweater
pullover
2 of 2 noun
pull·over
ˈpu̇l-ˌō-vər
: a pullover garment
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