How to Use pull into in a Sentence
pull into
phrasal verb-
Her hair was pulled into a messy bun on the top of her head.
— Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024 -
Sony gets pulled into the game Kuribayashi wasn’t ready to give up.
— IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2023 -
Denver to Reno The train pulls into Reno, Nevada, at about 9 a.m. the next day.
— Nayanika Guha, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2024 -
The barge pulled into Fells Point’s Henderson Wharf with the bodies of the drowned.
— Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2024 -
She was pulled into the jet stream of talks and NPR cameos and consulting projects.
— Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023 -
He is soon pulled into a bloody war with a Russian crime boss.
— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 24 June 2024 -
Rivers, 55, is tall and stocky, greying hair pulled into a long braid.
— Serena Lin, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2023 -
Saweetie's hair was pulled into a tight ponytail at the back of her head.
— Gabi Thorne, Allure, 13 Sep. 2023 -
The fear bubble pops By the time Mae pulled into her driveway, the ether had lifted.
— Dr. David P. Weber, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024 -
Just as the homeowner fired a deputy pulled into the driveway.
— Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 15 Sep. 2023 -
This slowed it down enough to be pulled into the moon’s orbit about 57 miles above the lunar surface.
— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Feb. 2024 -
The following week, Jessie and Bobby pulled into the parking lot at the same time.
— Jessica Francis Kane, Harper's Magazine, 20 Nov. 2023 -
If that is the case, butchery can be pulled into the 21st century by its apron strings.
— Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024 -
In four separate cars, the five men pulled into the driveway of the four-bedroom, ranch-style home.
— Emma Tucker, CNN, 13 Aug. 2023 -
As the car pulled into the driveway of the sorority house, light burst through the roommates' window.
— Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2023 -
The wind was blowing wildly by the time Verna pulled into the grocery store.
— Melina Mara, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2023 -
The bus pulled into the narrow parking lot on a sunny but cold morning.
— The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024 -
The group pulled into a shallow bay and saw a different bull running in the distance.
— Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 11 Jan. 2024 -
But, as the bus pulled into the campus, Sanders saw a group of white classmates waiting in the parking lot, staring at them.
— Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023 -
On the latter, Linkin Park pulls into sole possession of the sixth-most top 10s in the chart’s 35-year history.
— Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024 -
Betts scored 20 points in the first three quarters, helping the Bruins pull into a tie heading into the fourth.
— Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023 -
After a time, women ducked in between the men, joining the dance, and then my companion and I were pulled into the line.
— Andrew Weil, Harper's Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023 -
At that moment, the gondola pulled into the refuge of the mountain station with a sudden jerk.
— Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024 -
This happens when fluid that is pulled into the bloodstream to dilute glucose comes from the lenses of the eyes.
— Gary Gilles, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2023 -
The fringe reaches below J.Lo’s eyebrows and is framed by longer pieces along the sides of her face, giving the hair its ’70s shag look, with the rest pulled into a ponytail.
— Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2024 -
About a minute later, a security vehicle pulled into the lot and parked in front of the store.
— Jennifer Henderson, CNN, 29 Aug. 2023 -
There’s 30 million people watching and I got pulled into this teen idol stuff.
— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023 -
Her brunette locks, streaked with honey blonde highlights, were pulled into a half-up, half-down style with face-framing pieces.
— Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024 -
The driver pulls into a QuikTrip, loops around one of the gas pumps and leaves the parking lot as the officer activates his sirens.
— Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2024 -
Ground yourself to help ground them There will be times when you get pulled into your child’s or teen’s emotional spiral.
— Tovah P. Klein, Contributor, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
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