pull off
verb
pulled off; pulling off; pulls off
: to carry out despite difficulties : accomplish successfully against odds
the team pulled off an upset
Synonyms of pull off
Examples of pull off in a Sentence
the rebel forces pulled off a surprisingly successful offensive against the better equipped government troops
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The anesthesiologist then pulls off the covers to reveal a horizontal bandage across the bottom of her neck.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Google’s efficient implementation of Shor’s algorithm and Caltech’s new protocol suggest that smaller quantum computers will be able to pull off bigger feats than many researchers had realized.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
Coop has also, thus far, been able to pull off his heists to supplement his family’s lavish lifestyle after being fired from his finance job.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
But that doesn’t mean the stress to pull off the wedding, which is reportedly taking place on June 13 at Ocean House, a five-star resort in Rhode Island, isn’t leaving Swift a little out of sorts.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Apr. 2026
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Google’s efficient implementation of Shor’s algorithm and Caltech’s new protocol suggest that smaller quantum computers will be able to pull off bigger feats than many researchers had realized.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
Coop has also, thus far, been able to pull off his heists to supplement his family’s lavish lifestyle after being fired from his finance job.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
But that doesn’t mean the stress to pull off the wedding, which is reportedly taking place on June 13 at Ocean House, a five-star resort in Rhode Island, isn’t leaving Swift a little out of sorts.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Pull off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20off. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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