How to Use pull through in a Sentence

pull through

verb
  • And again, my son pulled through.
    Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The trees are then put through a chute where the tree is pulled through and wrapped in mesh.
    Peter Cox, The Seattle Times, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Massie had held firm -- adamant that his constituents would pull through for him.
    Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 19 May 2026
  • Fold the right side up and over the left side, pulling through to create a knot.
    Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2024
  • At one point, Payne’s hands are seen being pulled through the door slot.
    Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Plates of food are stacked outside the cells at mealtimes and pulled through the bars.
    David Culver, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Plates of food are stacked outside the cells at mealtimes and pulled through the bars.
    Michael Rios, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
  • He was beaten, stabbed and hanged from a rope pulled through the bars of a jail window.
    Maureen C. Gilmer, Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2018
  • This time around, Ed Reilly’s group pulled through.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Wrap the other piece over it and pull through under the center.
    Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Yet, Kenan pulled through when many of his peers with Krabbe did not.
    Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 4 Oct. 2017
  • As the wine pulls through the spout, the wine opens up and slightly oxidizes.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Once the hair is pulled through the cap, the stylist paints on the bleach, lets the hair process, and then rinses.
    Kelsi Zimmerman, Allure, 2 Mar. 2018
  • You'll be bundled up in a sled and pulled through the serene North Woods.
    Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The engine screams, shaking slightly, as the bar pulls through the wood.
    James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 9 Feb. 2018
  • To clear the drinking hose, tie knots along a skinny piece of twine or string and pull through the hose.
    James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2019
  • Over 50 wagons were filled with food and pulled through town by the students.
    Mikala Kane, courant.com, 25 Oct. 2019
  • The Johnsons managed to pull through.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The mildness of steamed cod was sparked by a piquant thread of anchovy pulled through its flesh.
    Craig Laban, Philly.com, 9 Dec. 2017
  • Feed the plain end of the rope through the loop created by the knot on the other end and pull through.
    Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful, 22 July 2020
  • Stores, theaters and schools were closed, and wagons were pulled through the streets to collect corpses.
    Elizabeth Outka, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Squeeze your shoulder blades back and together, and pull through your arms to raise the weights to your waist.
    K. Aleisha Fetters, Outside Online, 19 June 2019
  • In one session, Ping and her crewmates pull through the water.
    John Branch Adam Stoltman, New York Times, 14 July 2023
  • UConn gets its first real tough game of the tournament but pulls through late.
    USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Jones was not expected to survive but pulled through for almost a decade.
    Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Start at the base of the lash and wiggle the brush side to side to get the coat started and then pull through up the ends.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
  • Start at the base of the lash and wiggle the brush side to side to get the coat started and then pull through up the ends.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
  • The hope is that the drug would help a patient who already has the disease improve and pull through.
    Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2020
  • Buckeyes fans are hoping that their team will be able to pull through against the Wolverines.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025
  • And the Cowboys pulled through to a victory.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025

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