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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Asia, however, has been impossible to pull off due to the time zone.
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Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 28 Oct. 2024
That should be hard to pull off in a movie that doesn’t acknowledge the existence of Spider-Man, and yet Venom succeeds where Morbius and Madame Web—Jared Leto’s vampiric superhero and Dakota Johnson’s clairvoyant seer—stumble.
—James Grebey, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
There can be nothing quite as effective as the specter barbarians at the gates to rally employees, sharpen organizational focus, and accelerate changes that may otherwise be hard to pull off.
—Owen Tripp, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
In addition to having professional know-how, as well as a business partner to help pull off certain looks, Harris also has the advantage of access to atypical furniture.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
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Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 28 Oct. 2024
That should be hard to pull off in a movie that doesn’t acknowledge the existence of Spider-Man, and yet Venom succeeds where Morbius and Madame Web—Jared Leto’s vampiric superhero and Dakota Johnson’s clairvoyant seer—stumble.
—James Grebey, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
There can be nothing quite as effective as the specter barbarians at the gates to rally employees, sharpen organizational focus, and accelerate changes that may otherwise be hard to pull off.
—Owen Tripp, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
In addition to having professional know-how, as well as a business partner to help pull off certain looks, Harris also has the advantage of access to atypical furniture.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Pull off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20off. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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