pull at

phrasal verb

pulled at; pulling at; pulls at

: to hold onto and pull (something) repeatedly

When she gets nervous, she pulls at her ear.

: to breathe in the smoke from (a cigarette, pipe, etc.)

He rocked back and forth, pulling at his pipe.

Examples of pull at in a Sentence

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Which dispensary regions will be pulled at the lottery on Nov. 25? —

Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2024 Plant pull at Logan Springs Sugar Creek chapter of the Ozark Society is partnering with the Nature Conservancy Nov. 14 for invasive species removal at the Logan Springs Preserve in the Logan community of southern Benton County. —

Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 22 Oct. 2024 If the tiles are vinyl and are attached in a sheet, continue slowly pulling at the tile sheet until it is completely removed. —

Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2024 That’s not the case in Texas, where Wetzel has already pulled at least three monster catfish out of the water this year. —

Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for pull at