How to Use pull into in a Sentence

pull into

phrasal verb
Definition of pull intonext
  • Sony gets pulled into the game Kuribayashi wasn’t ready to give up.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • More than 50 dancers swarmed the streets jumping, jiving, and shimmying as Shug pulled into town.
    — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The Dodge pulled into the path of the 2017 Harley Davidson motorcycle, which collided with the driver’s side front fender of the car.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The label was also pulled into an embezzlement case against the bank with which the label worked.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
  • When the officers pulled into the gas station’s parking lot, the two suspects ran out and entered the van, Aziz said.
    — Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
  • When a car pulls into a rural village there is no concealing it and Uwimana had no time to collect his thoughts.
    — Jonathan M. Hansen, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024
  • The gunfire erupted when the train pulled into the station, Kemper said, striking people on the platform.
    — TIME, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The clip showed rows of tall trees festooned with bright white lights as Kardashian filmed from inside a car while pulling into her driveway.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023

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