She pulled a sickie yesterday to avoid the morning meeting.

They pulled down the old cinema last week to make space for apartments.

When the manager walked in, one pulled one's head in and stopped arguing.

When the music became too loud, he pulled down a notch the volume knob.

When deadlines loomed, one pulled in one's horns to avoid taking on extra projects.

When the project fell behind schedule, every volunteer pulled one's weight to get the team back on track.

The highway rest area had several pull-ins where truck drivers could stretch their legs.

In the ninth inning with runners on base, the reliever decided to pull the string and the batter swung early and missed.

I asked each team member to pull an oar so the workload didn't fall on just a few people.

She pull-ups the anchor line to secure the boat.