pulls away

present tense third-person singular of pull away

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulls away
Verb
  • In all three cases, the light-saber-like lighting unit itself quickly attaches/detaches to and from a bayonet mount at the rear end of the main bracket.
    Ben Coxworth May 15, New Atlas, 15 May 2026
  • This triple-zip compartment crossbody features an adjustable strap that detaches to turn your bag into a clutch.
    Tory Johnson, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The boutique disengages its audience by not delivering content that appeals to them.
    William Jones, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Although, if using in normal conditions, these binoculars are a handy small pair that have easy-to-use image stabilization (IS) which even disengages after five minutes of use to prevent accidentally leaving it on for too long.
    Matt Morris, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Dunn, having none of it, stabs Dickie 20 times with a broken liquor bottle–with pants around his ankles, no less–while Alma flees out a window.
    EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
  • With no idea what's going on, Dylan flees the FBC to find that the Hiss — otherworldly crimson monsters from another dimension — have overrun Manhattan.
    George Yang, Space.com, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • The source also described an incident involving a helicopter pilot who regularly flies to a residence in the restricted zone.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • Opportunities worth fighting for Esters, a 64-year-old retired clay sculptor for a Detroit automaker, flies three American flags at his Sherwood Forest home on the city’s west side.
    Corey Williams, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Looking through scans from his first VIBE story from back in 2012, Rocky laughs at first, then immediately recoils.
    Jeff Ihaza, VIBE.com, 2 June 2026
  • While JoAnne recoils from Duncan’s machinations, her son Orson finally bottoms out in the supplement pit of the manosphere.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • Still, Beijing is betting billions of dollars on humanoid robots as a strategic technology that could increase productivity as economic growth slows and its workforce shrinks.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • Under sustained acceleration, leadership teams frequently start operating within more compressed decision cycles where immediate demands dominate attention and time for reflection gradually shrinks.
    ByPaul L. Gunn, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Indeed, once the former’s economic situation forces them to withdraw from hosting duties just four years before kickoff, the opportunist pulls out every unscrupulous trick in the book to thwart the rival bids from, ironically, Canada and USA.
    Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 10 June 2026
  • Few moments in football (soccer) attract more attention than when a referee pulls out a yellow or red card.
    Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Advertisement Throughout the narrative, Johnson never flinches in his portrayal of the wreck, unleashing footage of investigators approaching the car and the victims’ families.
    Jake King-Schreifels, Time, 15 May 2026
  • DiVincenzo never flinches at adversity.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Pulls away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulls%20away. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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