pull into
phrasal verb
pulled into; pulling into; pulls into
1
of a car, train, etc.
: to arrive at a particular place
The train pulled into the station right on time.
2
: to move a vehicle to (a particular place)
He pulled into the parking space.
He slowly pulled the car into traffic.
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 15 Mar. 2025
Limited parking options: If there is no parking lot or driveway to pull into, pull your vehicle off to the side of the road as far as possible.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2025
With Isak pulling into those wider left channels in Newcastle’s attack, there are even occasions of Van Dijk being willing to drift out of position — running across his own centre-back — to follow the Sweden international rather than pass him onto a team-mate.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
If our sun were replaced with a black hole of equal mass, Earth would orbit it just as we do now and never be pulled into the black hole.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 15 Mar. 2025
Limited parking options: If there is no parking lot or driveway to pull into, pull your vehicle off to the side of the road as far as possible.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2025
With Isak pulling into those wider left channels in Newcastle’s attack, there are even occasions of Van Dijk being willing to drift out of position — running across his own centre-back — to follow the Sweden international rather than pass him onto a team-mate.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
If our sun were replaced with a black hole of equal mass, Earth would orbit it just as we do now and never be pulled into the black hole.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Pull into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20into. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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