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.