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pull off

verb
pulled off; pulling off; pulls off

Definition of pull off

transitive verb

: to carry out despite difficulties : accomplish successfully against odds the team pulled off an upset
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Examples of pull off in a Sentence

the rebel forces pulled off a surprisingly successful offensive against the better equipped government troops

First Known Use of pull off

1883, in the meaning defined above

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