pull through
verb
pulled through;
pulling through;
pulls through
Definition of pull through
: to survive a dangerous or difficult situation
: to help survive a dangerous or difficult situation
Examples of pull through in a Sentence
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In West Africa, even with late and minimal treatment, some people pulled through. — NBC News, "What is Ebola? What to know about symptoms, vaccine, outbreaks," 12 June 2019 Luckily Janine pulled through, but there was definitely a time in Gilead when there were people who wanted Janine dead for endangering the life of her child. — Candice Frederick, Harper's BAZAAR, "Madeline Brewer Breaks Down Janine's Empowering New Handmaid's Tale Journey," 23 July 2019 As the near-invincible DSS agent, Johnson has been thrown through glass windows, survived fiery car crashes, and gone toe-to-toe with psychopathic assassins, always pulling through to pummel another henchman and deliver some more quips. — Devan Coggan, EW.com, "Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, and Idris Elba gear up for Fast & Furious spin-off Hobbs & Shaw," 27 June 2019 Squeeze your shoulder blades back and together, and pull through your arms to raise the weights to your waist. — K. Aleisha Fetters, Outside Online, "The Beginner's Guide to Weight Lifting," 19 June 2019 Older women in twos and threes strolled along, pulling through the racks, pausing here and there to tug at a waistband, check a price, buy a pair. — Neil Shea, National Geographic, "Tokyo became a megacity by reinventing itself," 12 June 2019 Drop 1/2 cup of the berry puree by the tablespoon randomly over the surface of the filling and use a bamboo skewer to pull through the puree to create a pretty swirled effect. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Old-fashioned icebox pies are easy and delicious," 4 June 2019 To clear the drinking hose, tie knots along a skinny piece of twine or string and pull through the hose. — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, "Best Hydration Packs to Keep You Going on Your Next Adventure," 28 Mar. 2019 Luckily, Clarke did indeed pull through and has since founded a charity called SameYou, which is focused on brain injury recovery and rehabilitation. — Abby Gardner, Glamour, "Emilia Clarke Just Shared Never-Before-Seen Photos Taken After Her Brain Surgery," 8 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pull through.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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