pull for
phrasal verb
pulled for; pulling for; pulls for
US, informal
: to say or show that one hopes (someone or something) will succeed, get well, etc.
We're all pulling for you (to get well).
I'm pulling for the home team.
Examples of pull for in a Sentence
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Unlike the relief pitcher for the Yankees, this Clay Holmes is pulling for the Dodgers to bring the Commissioner’s Trophy back to Los Angeles.
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Garrett was eventually pulled for Ryne Stanek, who struck out Shohei Ohtani to stop the bleeding, much to the delight of the cheering fans.
—Jacob Lev, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
The scenes pulled for Trump’s video infamously occur shortly before Private Pyle (Vincent D'Onofrio) has a full mental breakdown and kills both Hartman and himself.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 16 Oct. 2024
Fans from places like the United States, Great Britain, and Australia looked past their own countrymen to pull for either the graceful Swiss artiste or the swashbuckling Spaniard.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Garrett was eventually pulled for Ryne Stanek, who struck out Shohei Ohtani to stop the bleeding, much to the delight of the cheering fans.
—Jacob Lev, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
The scenes pulled for Trump’s video infamously occur shortly before Private Pyle (Vincent D'Onofrio) has a full mental breakdown and kills both Hartman and himself.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 16 Oct. 2024
Fans from places like the United States, Great Britain, and Australia looked past their own countrymen to pull for either the graceful Swiss artiste or the swashbuckling Spaniard.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Pull for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20for. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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