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Example sentences for "pulls"

Lexicographically close words:
pulley; pulleys; pullies; pullin; pulling; pully; pulmonalis; pulmonary; pulmonate; pulmonic
  1. But when the boy grows to man, and is master of the house, he pulls down that wall, and builds a new and bigger.

  2. The man pulls Onyegin and Tatyana down from their pedestals, but Pushkin remains unhurt.

  3. The kite went back even faster than it had come; it pulled the bicycle behind it as easily as a child pulls a cotton-reel along the floor by a bit of thread.

  4. No lock, only a big wooden latch that pulls up with a string, like in Red Riding Hood.

  5. I was near forgetting her," and he plunges his one hand into the deep pocket of his military coat and pulls out a creature which climbs to his shoulder, and there sits purring--a white fluffy cat with pink eyes.

  6. In cases where the telephone apparatus is not used, the diver gives his signals by means of a series of pulls on the signal line in accordance with a prearranged code.

  7. When the diver reaches the sea bottom he tears off as much sponge within reach as possible, or picks up pearl shells, as the case may be, and then pulls the rope to indicate to the man in the boat that he wishes to be hauled up.

  8. He sits silent and smiles at one without speaking—that’s what pulls him through.

  9. The baby laughs with glee, holds out its little hands to the pistol, and he pulls the trigger in the baby’s face and blows out its brains.

  10. But what pulls me up here is that I can’t accept that harmony.

  11. This must instantly be corrected if it occurs, otherwise ten to one but the lady gets the curb rein too short, and pulls her horse on his fence.

  12. If" (say some theorists) "a horse pulls against you, drop your hand to him.

  13. This is rather a vague expression, which, in fact, conveys no real meaning to an inexperienced person; among horsemen it is intended to convey that you should yield to the horse whenever he pulls or takes a liberty with the hand.

  14. Round went the great sail under the swift and strong pulls of willing hands.

  15. So we has a game and a pipe together, and he pulls out a little flask of spirits, and we got very cheerful.

  16. One night he pulls out a pack of cards, and says, `Let's have a game.

  17. As the animal pulls the cord he casts off the line holding the tree in its bent position.

  18. Then the fisherman pulls him up to the boat and ends his struggles.

  19. Then oxen or horses haul them out; or sometimes a wire cable is fastened to them by iron "dogs," or stakes, and a little stationary engine pulls them away to the siding at the railroad track.

  20. I goes into the box an' gives my evidence an' pulls out th' hide exhibit to identify.

  21. We'll wait till this train pulls out, and let these people get away, and then we'll go on down to this section hut and view this body.

  22. So he pulls out eleven shillings and threepence, which they came to together, and bade me take them both; the rest, he said, would serve another time.

  23. It is the player who slices and pulls and has obviously little command over his club and the ball, and who has taken no pains to master the intricate technique of the drive, for whose careless shots traps should be laid.

  24. You wrote, 'he who moves and pulls down the boundaries of the fathers is execrable'.

  25. Kapunohu pulls eight patches of taro at one time for food, then joins his brother-in-law and slays Kakuhihewa.

  26. At 6 he can outdo all his playmates, at 20 he is fully developed, kills sharks with his hands and pulls up a kou tree as if it were a blade of grass.

  27. And then you gets the oar and pulls us up into the wind, and we has room to pass fine, and then I says, Dad's doin' it!

  28. With good sense and the Lard's help you pulls out of a wonderful bad fix.

  29. A man is at his best in writing to the one who pulls the most from him.

  30. It pulls him away from the great quest for the Father's House, in gusts of Mother Nature's magic.

  31. It will be noticed that the cotton pulls in the opposite direction to which the hook travels, as shown by an arrow in Fig.

  32. In the midst of it, the priest puts his head into the sacred vestments, and pulls the same over his shoulders.

  33. DAVE pulls his hat down over his eyes, whirls around and offers his arm to DAISY.

  34. Pulls a quarter out of his pocket and lays it down on the box.


  35. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "pulls" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.