pull off
verb
pulled off; pulling off; pulls off
: to carry out despite difficulties : accomplish successfully against odds
the team pulled off an upset
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Examples of pull off in a Sentence
the rebel forces pulled off a surprisingly successful offensive against the better equipped government troops
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The conclusion from all of the major analysts emphasizes just how close the race is and that either side could pull off a win, but Harris’s prospects have seemed to tick up a little bit in the final days of the campaign.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Notably, the right track/wrong track numbers were almost identical in the lead up to the 2016 election, when Trump pulled off a surprise victory over Hillary Clinton.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
To pull off the surprise, White had his publicist send Dobrev a fake invitation for a CFDA and Vogue dinner with the magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
There may not have been an October surprise, but Vice President Kamala Harris may pull off a big one Saturday night with the election just three days away.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Notably, the right track/wrong track numbers were almost identical in the lead up to the 2016 election, when Trump pulled off a surprise victory over Hillary Clinton.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
To pull off the surprise, White had his publicist send Dobrev a fake invitation for a CFDA and Vogue dinner with the magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
There may not have been an October surprise, but Vice President Kamala Harris may pull off a big one Saturday night with the election just three days away.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Pull off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20off. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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