pull off
verb
pulled off; pulling off; pulls off
: to carry out despite difficulties : accomplish successfully against odds
the team pulled off an upset
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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That’s how the U.S. pulled off the historic first fusion ignition, producing net positive energy at the Lawrence Livermore National Ignition Facility, or NIF, in 2022.
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Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
Remember when DeSantis declared that Florida pulled off the most secure election in the country in 2020?
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
How Severance’s Zach Cherry Had a Love Triangle With Himself His first time playing a romantic leading man was in a plot only Severance could pull off.
—Britina Cheng, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Again, this seems like the kind of thing any Xbox player could pull off for themselves without any help from Copilot.
—Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
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Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
Remember when DeSantis declared that Florida pulled off the most secure election in the country in 2020?
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
How Severance’s Zach Cherry Had a Love Triangle With Himself His first time playing a romantic leading man was in a plot only Severance could pull off.
—Britina Cheng, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Again, this seems like the kind of thing any Xbox player could pull off for themselves without any help from Copilot.
—Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Pull off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20off. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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