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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Ole Miss Ole Miss pulled off another big upset in the super regional, taking down No. 4 Arkansas in Game 3 to make its first-ever WCWS.
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Lauren Merola, New York Times, 26 May 2025
On Saturday, Weber pulled off a a sweep at the Class 3A girls track state meet, winning both the 1,600 and 3200-meter runs at O’Brien Field on the campus of Eastern Illinois.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
That’s a mashup of science and fantasy Pixar can’t even pull off.
—John Archibald, Southern Living, 25 May 2025
The Valkyries pulled off the win shorthanded with starting guard Tiffany Hayes out with a nose injury and Monique Billings unavailable with a right ankle injury.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
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Lauren Merola, New York Times, 26 May 2025
On Saturday, Weber pulled off a a sweep at the Class 3A girls track state meet, winning both the 1,600 and 3200-meter runs at O’Brien Field on the campus of Eastern Illinois.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
That’s a mashup of science and fantasy Pixar can’t even pull off.
—John Archibald, Southern Living, 25 May 2025
The Valkyries pulled off the win shorthanded with starting guard Tiffany Hayes out with a nose injury and Monique Billings unavailable with a right ankle injury.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
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“Pull off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20off. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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