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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Barca is considered to have pulled off a major coup by beating a number of top European clubs to his signature, and paying just a few million dollars to land him from Copenhagen.
Ahead of the weekend, the Swede of Moroccan descent landed in the Catalan capital and swiftly passed a medical.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
His tag-team partner, Guevara, also pulled off an incredible Spanish fly on Garcia early in the match.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
On the second, Fritz pulled off a forehand and missed it long.
—The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The story is riveting, heartbreaking and darkly humorous, and Reva, who was born in Ukraine, pulls off the neat meta trick of inserting herself into the story without losing her compelling narrative thrust.
—Connie Ogle, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
His tag-team partner, Guevara, also pulled off an incredible Spanish fly on Garcia early in the match.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
On the second, Fritz pulled off a forehand and missed it long.
—The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The story is riveting, heartbreaking and darkly humorous, and Reva, who was born in Ukraine, pulls off the neat meta trick of inserting herself into the story without losing her compelling narrative thrust.
—Connie Ogle, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
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“Pull off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20off. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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