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Sentence Examples He yanked it aside, and thrust the snowball onto her white neck, above the ribboned collar of her flannel nightshirt. With that he yanked up the trouser of his right leg to expose the prosthesis that was there. Kara screeched in a shrill voice while Alex yanked his shorts back on with a bit of difficulty. To punctuate his statement, he yanked the last offending hair out and set the tweezers down on his dresser. Brett Sales yanked the Cavalier's gear down from fifth into fourth to overtake the van in front of him before he reached the next roundabout. The ship is sunk, the whale-boats destroyed, and Ahab himself is yanked to his death by the very iron he himself forged. He would be fired, bludgeoned into silence, or his funding would be yanked. He yanked a cold can of Budweiser from the plastic ring holding the six-pack together. She yanked the picture out from underneath the things she had collected over the years. She demanded again, and poked Greg in the arm until he stopped slouching, moved up to the suit, and yanked off the helmet. She yanked her work shirt over her head, put on her hat, and pinned her nametag to her shirt. A branch snagged his shirt sleeve, and he tore a hole as he yanked himself free. She grabbed him and yanked him unceremoniously into the boat, and untied the bowline herself. She yanked open the fridge door and took out bottle of peach nectar, setting it on the counter. Calm down, Natalie, I told myself forcefully as I yanked my hairbrush through my hair. Sammie grabbed my arm and yanked me into a salon where she forced me into a haircut. Suddenly, he yanked free as his hand came up and cuffed my wrist with my own handcuffs. Chad made it to the door in a few short and choppy steps, and yanked it open. Instantly shopkeepers yanked corrugated metal doors down over their storefronts. Elected politicians are straw men yanked about into ever-more preposterous postures. Show More Sentences She hiked up her skirt and put her thumbs into her panty hose, yanked and squirmed. We moved briskly along at the edge of Sloan's Lake, when Fred stopped short with such suddenness that he fairly yanked my arm out of the socket. The superchargers were yanked making the ship suitable for low level flying only. One of the mechanics pulled the chocks while another yanked the boarding ramp from the access door that the captain had jerked shut and secured. Finally he yanked himself out of the paralysis that gripped him and pulled the blinds tightly shut. Kuja yanked the red jewel and pearls off her circlet, leaving only a black band, and stuffed it in her bag. I'd sustained a concussion, hyperextended my back and hip, yanked a ligament in my knee, and had my ego shattered. He clung on to the staff as tightly as he could, and the combined force of the Crayleks yanked him off his feet. She stomped through the entryway and without bothering to look through the peephole, yanked the door wide. Flames were roaring out of the left nacelle as Hart pulled the fire bottles, yanked the throttle back, and feathered the prop. Alexia was about to get up when she was yanked backwards by her hair, she felt a knife at her throat and looked up. He pinwheeled with one arm, then yanked me toward him with the arm he had a hold of. He yanked a chair out from under the table, plonking his keys and other paraphernalia down. A hand suddenly grabbed her arm and yanked her back against the wall, just out of the path of a crossbowman's fire. He yanked it free and tossed it aside, watching in satisfaction as she slowly crumpled into a heap on the floor. Chefs have to be specially certified in handling fugu, there are only a couple in Japan, and even one death gets that licence yanked. Surely, as this puny, completely drunk man lay on top of that poor child, any one of them could have yanked him off? As quick as lightning, I dove underneath the water and yanked his legs out from underneath him. Many programmers have yanked their exhibitions after years of extravagant spending to woo operators. He was yanked into an all guy group of basketball jocks and football jocks. Show More Sentences Moniker rasped under his breath and yanked the reigns, kicking his steed into action. Nika stood up as her captive yanked and strained at the glittering strand that leashed her, shoulders bunching and teeth bared. She nearly yanked a handful of her hair out while trying to get the brush through a rather large tangle of knots. Marguerite winced as the serving girl yanked a brush through her hair, catching it on the wet tangles and knots. By the time I've yanked on my stockings and managed to rip a ladder in them, I know it's going to be a brilliant day. Xanadu's head was yanked back by her hair and a knife was pressed to her throat. It's no fun when you're yanked out of the pool against your will and then forced to get back into clothes and sit in your buggy. Before I could stand, he wrapped his fingers in my long hair and yanked me to my feet. She hissed as turned back to Ashley, pulling so hard on her hair that it yanked a cry from her throat. He grabbed the back of my head, weaving his fingers in my hair and then yanked my head up. He threw his lariat and it looped around a cow's neck, then he yanked it tight. He received a zap, shrieked slightly at his own stupidity, and yanked away. After we'd done all we could possibly think of and then some, I yanked on the pull cord. A sudden sound cut him off and he angled his gaze towards the curtain that Aja yanked open. Then I yanked out another and another and another without pausing to give myself respite from the pain. Ben yanked him up by the back of his collar and half dragged him to the livery, depositing him in a pile of hay. I was taking Baja out for a bathroom run when he yanked me and I slipped on an ice patch, twisting my bad knee. I heard shoes scrape against gravel, and I felt Dylan being yanked away from me. A hand yanked him backwards as a car went screaming past him, the driver angrily blaring his horn at him. He yanked his robe up to his waist and raced on naked bandy legs to the stone rostrum at the east of the forum. Show More Sentences I reached over and yanked the man's mask off of his head, then stood back and regarded his face with curiosity. I yanked a white boat neck sweater over the gray halter to pair with the pleated gray skirt I was wearing. And suddenly, someone threw an arm around my waist and yanked me back, right off my feet. Avi was about to say something when someone came from behind him and yanked Adreana into a tight bear hug. Hannah yanked a pair of khaki capris from under the dog that had made a bed in one the many piles of clothes. They yanked on her chains forcing her to bend and twist at their will like a puppet on strings. I followed him into the room and he yanked a chain hanging from the ceiling. Furious now, his mother stormed across the room and yanked open his vanity drawer, rummaging around until she found a pair of shears. Noticing that his sunglasses were all misted up she yanked them off his face, only to find his eyes wide, wet with tears. Blue yanked her coat on, shoving past them and locking the door with fumbling fingers. A loud neigh erupted from the horse as it yanked away, whites of the eyes showing and ears back. Bill grabbed a hold of the handle to the hum-vee and yanked it open, a resounding screech echoing out as the door ripped from the frame of the vehicle. I hesitated outside, listening to the spooky sounds of the pigeons roosting under the roof, but my dinner companions called me a coward and yanked open the door. In the world of DVD releases, there is nothing worse than an action movie yanked out of its original aspect ratio and open matted to fit the full screen mentality. The weasel yanked a bowie knife out of a sheath on his hip and threw it at Lee, who nipped it neatly out of the air, and sent it thudding into the earth at the weasel's feet. I yanked on some jeans, a red tee and my tennies, and set out. He yanked the girl's tie, scrabbed her face, and shoved her. She yanked them back, frowning at his calloused skin and cracked nails. Lydia snorted in derision and yanked her arm out of his grasp. Up and down the plane I heard the slap of blinders yanked down over the windows while the rest of us eagerly took in the view. Show More Sentences The jaded actress gets yanked out of her state of limbo when she abandons herself to an affair with Tom, an American about the same age as her son, Roger. She yanked out the brush and began combing through that lock of knotted hair vigorously, her eyes watering slightly every time the brush hit a stubborn tangle. I could hear ten pairs of heavy feet pound past me as Julius yanked me up. Trek yanked on his jeans and a yellow raincoat and ran out into the storm. He yanked the glass to his face, spilling the water over the front of him. In a spray of sparks he yanked the cable out, the transmitter signal died. I yanked another tissue from my pocket and buried my head in it. She yanked out a large medallion looped through a thin gold chain. He reached and roughly grabbed the young boy's muddy blond hair, muddy as in dark not mud, and he pulled it tightly and yanked the boy close to him. A half-dead chicken squawked feebly as it was yanked from its perch. He yanked the stuffing and squeakers out of every one of his dog toys. I yanked the handle, the lavatory flushed, and the yellow faded. Frustrated, she yanked on the last drawer, but it seemed stuck. Two Ukrainian journalists were recently yanked out of taxis and beaten savagely, one shot in the chest and killed. The uber addictive game was yanked from app stores after its creator, Don Nguyen, had had enough. But no more than a few strides towards the stationary cart, she yanked hard on the reins, sheathing her sword that had been loosened, partially drawn out into her grip. His conception of the absolute, he thought, could be yanked in to save people from themselves. It is difficult to know why this particular attack has yanked South Africans out of their complacency. Last year, UPS, United Way, and Intel yanked funding over the anti-gay policies. But yanked into the national spotlight by hidden cameras, it brought him a Faustian opportunity. Show More Sentences Simmons yanked up his weak and pathetic bullet pistol, and fired into the smoking ruin that was left of the North Portico, the front door of the White House. The bigger cat yanked his military-style bowie from its sheath. We were sweaty and bedraggled, shirts untucked, ties yanked loose. Robert yanked Connie's leg vigorously, causing her to flounder and eventually fall. We started doing tug of war for the banana, and, eventually, the monkey yanked it out of my hands, making me fall down on my back on the ground. A loving pig is yanked over the pine barrens, past Shinnecock, Conscience Point, then adrift over the shipless Atlantic. The ramjet should have failed, and then whoever run the race to the Power Room should have yanked his smoking body out of the way and, hopeably, restarted it. They yanked the product as soon as they learned it was unsafe. He was immediately yanked from the game and given an early shower. Examples from Classical Literature Then he slapped in the clip and yanked up on the toggle loading the chamber. I'm not going to be yanked by you all over the earth, to write news articles on the run! Tresler seized him by the coat collar and yanked him suddenly upon his feet. They yanked the chains out of his hands and took after that poet as if he owed 'em something. He yanked off the cover, losing most of a fingernail in the process, and removed the fuse. I yanked down a forkful of hay for each of them, after I saw to my own horse. As he yanked the lever savagely, the popping from up the road sounding like the rapid discharge of a Gatling gun. The other cop had yanked out O'Neill's wallet, and now tossed it to Gordon. The chauffeur yanked the gasolene lever over the rachet, opening the throttle wider, and the car shot forward at increased speed. The censored books were briefly approved, only to be yanked again from the iBookstore a few days later. After he turned the tables on the robbers, Absher grabbed one of the shotguns and yanked it from a robber's hands. His penalties included a yanked passport, permanent ban from Qantas Airlines, and a two year ban from the United States. The English youth nodded, and yanked his own headphones off. Dennison raced to the nearest apartment building and yanked at the door. He yanked Novak to his feet and shook him as he would a sack of meal. Jake caught him by the belt of his trousers and yanked him back. Find more words! 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