How to Use pull through in a Sentence

pull through

verb
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  • Whether the Suns or the Bulls pull through is a moot point.
    — Jon Michail, Forbes, 23 May 2022
  • Then, pass the needle through the stitch and pull through.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2021
  • The trees are then put through a chute where the tree is pulled through and wrapped in mesh.
    — Peter Cox, The Seattle Times, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Once the hair is pulled through the cap, the stylist paints on the bleach, lets the hair process, and then rinses.
    — Kelsi Zimmerman, Allure, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Fold the right side up and over the left side, pulling through to create a knot.
    — Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Step 2: Yarn over and pull through both loops on your hook.
    — Mariana Tuma, Good Housekeeping, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Step 5: Yarn over again and pull through the final two loops.
    — Mariana Tuma, Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Start at the base of the lash and wiggle the brush side to side to get the coat started and then pull through up the ends.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
  • Feed the plain end of the rope through the loop created by the knot on the other end and pull through.
    — Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful, 22 July 2020
  • The engine screams, shaking slightly, as the bar pulls through the wood.
    — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 9 Feb. 2018
  • He was beaten, stabbed and hanged from a rope pulled through the bars of a jail window.
    — Maureen C. Gilmer, Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2018
  • To clear the drinking hose, tie knots along a skinny piece of twine or string and pull through the hose.
    — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2019
  • Yet, Kenan pulled through when many of his peers with Krabbe did not.
    — Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 4 Oct. 2017
  • Over 50 wagons were filled with food and pulled through town by the students.
    — Mikala Kane, courant.com, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Wrap the other piece over it and pull through under the center.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Step 3: Yarn over and pull through to create a second loop on your hook.
    — Mariana Tuma, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2021
  • The share of water that Payson can pull through its pipe varies depending on the year’s rain and snow.
    — AZCentral.com, 21 June 2022
  • The hope is that the drug would help a patient who already has the disease improve and pull through.
    — Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2020
  • Stores, theaters and schools were closed, and wagons were pulled through the streets to collect corpses.
    — Elizabeth Outka, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Squeeze your shoulder blades back and together, and pull through your arms to raise the weights to your waist.
    — K. Aleisha Fetters, Outside Online, 19 June 2019
  • Duke stayed in the game and tied it at 58-58 midway through the second half before Louisville could pull through.
    — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 19 Jan. 2020
  • The Red Sox rallied and got the go-ahead run to the plate, but closer Alexis Díaz pulled through with the final outs.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 31 May 2023
  • The mildness of steamed cod was sparked by a piquant thread of anchovy pulled through its flesh.
    — Craig Laban, Philly.com, 9 Dec. 2017
  • In one session, Ping and her crewmates pull through the water.
    — John Branch Adam Stoltman, New York Times, 14 July 2023
  • The pair had the surgeries in August and pulled through with flying colors.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 6 Dec. 2019
  • The desperation of the game's first act quickly lets up as the band pulls through the mountains and sets camp.
    — Daniel Starkey, Ars Technica, 25 Oct. 2018
  • Tie a small rag to one end (or make one out of paracord strands), drop the other end down the breech and through the muzzle, and pull through.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 14 Apr. 2020
  • On the busiest days, doctors have only been able to save patients with the greatest chance of pulling through.
    — Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018
  • He was put on life support but didn’t pull through, dying less than four days after the bite.
    — Mead Gruver, The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The designer Ashley Hamilton is great, and she’s pulled through a couple of looks for A’ja.
    — Ruth Etiesit Samuel, Essence, 15 May 2024

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