How to Use pull at in a Sentence

pull at

verb
  • Sasha Rosen was pulling at Rivera's arm.
    — Alice Gainer, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • It is matted, heavy, and pulls at her neck with constant pain.
    — Samantha Stokes, Essence, 6 May 2026
  • With your own duvet, there's no reason to pull at and steal the other.
    — Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
  • But something else kept pulling at my attention.
    — Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
  • The gloves won't pull at delicate weaves, either.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
  • That's because the spin cycle can pull at the buttons causing the threads to loosen.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Lunar eclipses tend to pull at our heartstrings and heighten passions.
    — Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Mete pulled at her arm, cautioning her not to continue.
    — Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
  • Agents later pulled at least one person out of the SUV.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • So now is a good time to settle an old score and get closure on something that's been subtly pulling at you.
    — Glamour, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The chasm between those figures is due to two opposing forces pulling at the market.
    — Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
  • In explanation, Martinez pulls at a red thread and a green one.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • Concepts that pull at you without logic attached.
    — Malana Vantyler, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • There were plenty of loose threads for supporters to pull at from the interview, though.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Wells pulled at least half of her staff to work the outbreak response on top of their other daily duties.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
  • There’s so much pulling at a lot of these kids, that’s the one thing that’s weird about the whole NIL thing.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
  • But this is the kind of last-ditch attempt to pull at her heartstrings, but Yasmin can’t help but be snide and bitchy.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Such noises pulled at people’s curiosity harder than the world in front of their eyes.
    — Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
  • At least one female fan could be seen confronting the concertgoer who pulled at the performer.
    — Austin Mullen, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But what pulled at my heartstrings more than the nature were the people who have made Dominica home.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Once the grass is laid out, workers tug and pull at the surfaces with rakes to fasten it and remove any dead clippings with leaf blowers.
    — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 8 May 2026
  • If someone arrived tomorrow and began pulling at the threads of the business, where would the pressure show first?
    — Shaun Fisher, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But even as the two worlds pulling at Ulysses establish his conflict, neither place is clearly defined.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The black dog repeatedly pulled at his brother's leash and stopped him from exploring further.
    — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
  • When exfoliating, be gentle with your skin and use upward circles to avoid stretching and pulling at your skin.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 26 Sep. 2025
  • As Hayes starts pulling at loose threads Addison’s entire life unravels.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
  • On the sideline, DRC’s French head coach Sébastien Desabre pulls at his wispy white hair.
    — Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
  • An Islander had tried to take a soldier’s musket by grabbing the muzzle, while another had pulled at a sailor’s coat.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Like a fisherman left empty-handed after a heavy pull at her line, the woman sullenly took Sam’s picture.
    — Nora Deligter, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2026
  • As a moon orbits a planet, the two objects gravitationally pull at one another.
    — Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025

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