✨📕 The NEWThe NEW Collegiate Dictionary, 12th Edition Over 5,000 words added — Buy Now! Collegiate DictionaryBuy Now!

pulled away

past tense of pull away

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled away
Verb
  • The engine The left engine of the plane detached during takeoff, NSTB member Todd Inman said Wednesday, citing airport surveillance footage viewed by the agency.
    Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The left engine of a UPS plane caught fire during takeoff and immediately detached, officials in Kentucky said Wednesday, leading to a horrific crash and the deaths of at least 12 people.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Kneeland fled on foot, police reported.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Knapton is said to have then fired five more shots as the burglary suspects fled, then went back into his home, reloaded, and went back outside again.
    Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The entrepreneur was seemingly distracted and disengaged to the point where Snoop had to call her attention back.
    Essence, Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Active news consumers were much more likely to be politically engaged, while passive news consumers were much more likely to be disengaged or moderately engaged in politics.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The 32-year-old allowed two more goals in the period before being pulled out of the game by Blues head coach Jim Montgomery for backup goalie Joel Hofer.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Trump quickly pulled out of the Paris Climate Accords, the World Health Organization, and the UN Human Rights Council, underscoring his commitment to isolationism.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Sharen Gibson, 72, never flinched.
    Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • But none of the band members ever flinched over the divide that formed over their pre- and post-Vheissu sound.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The collapse of social and search traffic has shrunk its audiences, particularly at Business Insider, which has long relied on clicks.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The move blew a roughly billion-dollar hole in the organization's budget, and the fund to pay for shipments shrank.
    NPR, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Blazy, a Parisian born and bred, recoiled from the claim.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Some recoiled at the launch and others quit their positions.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Pulled away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulled%20away. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!