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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So, to pull off the Star Trek universal translator thing Meta’s interviewees dreamt about, the Seamless team started with sorting out the data scarcity problem.
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Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2025
Without Alden noticing, Riber was able to smuggle a prop guitar onto the plane and work in secret codewords with the flight attendants to pull off the surprise proposal, SWNS said.
—Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
Hacking frames to make them into lighter-weight hardtails, stripping passenger seats, and simply pulling off anything non-essential.
—New Atlas, 11 Jan. 2025
The Blackhawks needed some luck and a massive bounce-back game from Petr Mrázek in net to pull off the upset win, but the story of the night and what should get Blackhawks fans excited for the future was the play of Bedard and Nazar.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2025
Without Alden noticing, Riber was able to smuggle a prop guitar onto the plane and work in secret codewords with the flight attendants to pull off the surprise proposal, SWNS said.
—Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
Hacking frames to make them into lighter-weight hardtails, stripping passenger seats, and simply pulling off anything non-essential.
—New Atlas, 11 Jan. 2025
The Blackhawks needed some luck and a massive bounce-back game from Petr Mrázek in net to pull off the upset win, but the story of the night and what should get Blackhawks fans excited for the future was the play of Bedard and Nazar.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Pull off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20off. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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