pull at
phrasal verb
pulled at; pulling at; pulls at
1
: to hold onto and pull (something) repeatedly
When she gets nervous, she pulls at her ear.
2
: to breathe in the smoke from (a cigarette, pipe, etc.)
He rocked back and forth, pulling at his pipe.
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Permira acquired the luxury sneaker brand in 2020 and tried to make its move last June with an initial public offering that was ultimately pulled at the 11th hour amid turmoil in European stock markets.
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Evan Clark, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
McDonald’s just got hit with its first lawsuit regarding an E. coli outbreak that resulted in Quarter Pounders being pulled at 20% of all U.S. McDonald’s locations.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Everything was set for the league to sell an 8% stake in its media rights to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, only for the plug to be pulled at the last minute.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
There's drama and intrigue, of course, and some of the best visuals in any anime ever made, but at the end of the day, Little Witch Academia is a coming-of-age story that pulls at your heartstrings and puts a smile on your face.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Evan Clark, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
McDonald’s just got hit with its first lawsuit regarding an E. coli outbreak that resulted in Quarter Pounders being pulled at 20% of all U.S. McDonald’s locations.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Everything was set for the league to sell an 8% stake in its media rights to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, only for the plug to be pulled at the last minute.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
There's drama and intrigue, of course, and some of the best visuals in any anime ever made, but at the end of the day, Little Witch Academia is a coming-of-age story that pulls at your heartstrings and puts a smile on your face.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Pull at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20at. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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