How to Use pull aside in a Sentence

pull aside

verb
  • Yes, you could be pulled aside for having protein powder, books, or even peanut butter.
    — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Did you get pulled aside for any special interactions?
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
  • There are a couple of ways to minimize your chances of being pulled aside for additional screening.
    — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The black-ish star explained that while on a trip for her new show, her bag was pulled aside by the TSA for extra screening.
    — Colson Thayer, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • In the aftermath of the expensive blunder, Schwarzman was quickly pulled aside by an investor.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • On multiple occasions, Green pulled aside Kuminga during stoppages of play.
    — Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Awbrey became the first woman that Finglass and Trammell pulled aside for a conversation at training camp.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
  • With such a stellar record, Hanson was expecting his manager to demand more of the same when pulled aside a couple of days before City’s trip to west London.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The singer appeared startled as she was abruptly pulled aside by castmate Cynthia Erivo, who reacted instantly—grabbing her arm and guiding her out of the intruder’s path.
    — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Barrel-leg jeans, oversized hoodies, chunky cardigans, and parachute pants, while undeniably roomy and comfy, can increase your chances of getting pulled aside for a TSA pat-down.
    — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
  • As in many such productions in the long wake of Sleep No More, they’re ushered from room to room and scene to scene and sometimes pulled aside by cast members for individual interactions.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Video footage shared online shows an individual wearing a costume jumping down into the enclosure, prompting the monkeys to rush to the top of a rock structure as the intruder walks around before being pulled aside by a zoo employee.
    — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 18 May 2026
  • But companies that don’t have an issue with undocumented workers are facing the friction of having employees pulled aside by ICE officials.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Trapped at another airport, Kate is pulled aside by Gus Polinski, a polka musician played by O’Hara’s fellow SCTV alum John Candy.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Lalami's novel, published in 2025, follows Sara Hussein, a digital archivist who is pulled aside at an airport by Risk Assessment Administration agents.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
  • A week later, Bove, who was serving as acting Deputy Attorney General, pulled aside Driscoll and another senior FBI official after a security briefing.
    — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Mike Figueroa, a boxing trainer from the Bronx, arrived at ATLAS High School in Queens, New York, one day last year and was quickly pulled aside by the principal, Elizabeth Messmann.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026

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