pull along
Frequency: 7.011.0 per million words
to move forward, often with effort, as if being pulled
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Examples (20)
- He pulled the heavy cart along the dusty road.
- She took his arm and pulled him along the street.
- The strong current began to pull the raft along the river.
- The tired child held his mother's hand and asked her to pull him along.
- She had to pull her tired child along by the hand.
- With a mighty heave, they managed to pull the boat along the shore.
- A rising market tends to pull most stocks along with it.
- The driver had to pull the broken-down car along to the nearest garage.
- The locomotive was powerful enough to pull a long train along the steep grade.
- He struggled to pull the heavy suitcase along the bumpy path.
- Feeling uninspired, he felt as if his colleagues were just pulling him along on the project.
- Can you pull this wagon along for me? My arms are tired.
- We watched the little ant pull a large crumb along the pavement.
- The tour guide had to pull the group along to keep them on schedule.
- If you don't keep up, the momentum of the crowd will simply pull you along.
- She had to pull her reluctant dog along for its walk.
- The lead singer's energy seemed to pull the whole audience along throughout the concert.
- He offered to pull the sled along the snowy hill.
- Can you help me pull this garden roller along to flatten the soil?
- The strong current tried to pull the raft along with it.