pulled off

past tense of pull off

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pulled off Boumedienne pulled off the same trick at 16 years old in the USHL the previous season, struggling early and developing into a cornerstone player by the end of the season. Murat Ates, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025 My Bills pulled off a comeback of epic proportions. Coy Wire, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025 The Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills pulled off a classic in their Week 1 matchup, as the game ended in a 41-40 final score. James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 Once the pace accelerates, the pressure to say yes to everything becomes overwhelming, and without the discipline of clarity, companies are too often pulled off course. Andrea Hill, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 Doctors in China pulled off a medical miracle, saving a patient who was nearly decapitated by a robotic arm. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2025 In the recent New York City Democratic mayoral primary, Democratic Socialist Zohran Kwame Mamdani pulled off a surprising win. Ben Proto, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025 Chris Brown and his daughter, Royalty, pulled off the sweetest surprise for a single mother and Breezy super-fan during a recent tour stop. Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled off
Verb
  • Liberation from time and pruning through mass dishwasher ownership is a dream that remainsonly partly fulfilled.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Half of Walmart’s online orders are fulfilled from stores, with the rest coming from Walmart warehouses and seller warehouses.
    Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some steps in the report can presumably be accomplished quickly, and may indeed improve America’s health, even if modestly.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
  • With how the rotation was used in Week 1, neither goal was accomplished.
    Mike Kaye September 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • People in the anxious group performed worse on intuitive decision-making than those in the neutral or positive groups.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Ryan Cabrera, another millennial favorite, also performed with the band that same night.
    Staff Author, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On Tuesday evening, ahead of the official start of New York Fashion Week, at Cipriani Wall in Manhattan, Brandice Daniel and her team executed an evening dedicated to artisans and creatives.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Federal agents executed a search warrant at her home in Virginia and found three 9mm pistols, including one inside a purse that also contained Perkins’ photo identification.
    KC Baker, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • No footballer has ever achieved his level of influence and global notoriety at such a young age.
    Pol Ballús, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • However, the film achieved cult hit status on home video.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Transactions could be carried out by phone again.
    Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Such technologies can revolutionize how business is carried out and benefit employees, employers and customers—reducing administrative burdens, enhancing business intelligence and improving the user experience.
    M. Todd Abner, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • One particularly notable viral video featured the son of a provincial government minister posing in front of a tree made from boxes of luxury labels including Louis Vuitton, Cartier and Gucci.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • With runners on second and third, third baseman Matt Chapman made a diving stop of Andy Pages’ grounder and fired to Smith, who inadvertently did the splits.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Pulled off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulled%20off. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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