How to Use pull the trigger in a Sentence

pull the trigger

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  • But what to buy, how much to spend and when to pull the trigger are questions without easy answers.
    — James Loffler, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Now may be the moment to finally pull the trigger on a purchase.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 July 2026
  • There are two clues that suggest Burnham may be tempted to pull the trigger.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Some of you might be saying, if $375 is the breakout, why not just wait until then before pulling the trigger.
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
  • While Boeing may not have pulled the trigger, Barnett’s lawyer argues in the film, their treatment of him caused his death.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Juliette is making the powers that be very nervous, almost forcing them to pull the trigger on the Safeguard.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • The Uncle Fester spinoff of Wednesday has been in the works for about three years, with its script said to be have been well received, but Netflix is yet to pull the trigger on it.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Here, that means pulling the trigger on cute gems from the likes of Lulus, Levi’s, and Lioness, then giving especially cute finds from the likes of Zesica a shot.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026
  • If this gets ugly early in the season, does UNC pull the trigger and appoint offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino as interim head coach?
    — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Jets dabbled with the likes of Russell Wilson, Carson Wentz and others, but never actually pulled the trigger on any of them (and talk of them reportedly offering Wilson a contract was overblown, by the way).
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 16 July 2026

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