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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To pull off the very symbol of Roham, the team sent animators to horse farms to ride and film the animals.
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Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 2 Jan. 2025
No, the sport’s preeminent underdog couldn’t pull off yet another Fiesta Bowl upset, on the same field that hosted the program’s defining victories.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
The haptic feedback motors vibrate when such tricks are successfully pulled off.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
But despite the difficult start, Trump pulled off arguably the greatest political and legal comeback in modern U.S. history and will end the year on a high note.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 2 Jan. 2025
No, the sport’s preeminent underdog couldn’t pull off yet another Fiesta Bowl upset, on the same field that hosted the program’s defining victories.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
The haptic feedback motors vibrate when such tricks are successfully pulled off.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
But despite the difficult start, Trump pulled off arguably the greatest political and legal comeback in modern U.S. history and will end the year on a high note.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Pull off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20off. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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