yanked; yanking; yanks
: to pull on something with a quick vigorous movement
1
: to pull or extract with a quick vigorous movement
2
: to remove in or as if in an abrupt manner
yanked the story from the evening edition
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Examples of yank in a Sentence
Verb
He yanked the door shut.
She yanked on the dog's leash.
Noun (1)
had to give the shoe a good yank to get it off
Recent Examples on the Web
Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
After decades of tolerating workaholic culture as the norm, employees are tired, unafraid to show it and yearning to yank back control of their lives.
—Amy X. Wang, New York Times, 7 May 2024
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Verb
According to the footage, Falcinelli appeared to grab toward a cop before the officer yanked him by the arm.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
After decades of tolerating workaholic culture as the norm, employees are tired, unafraid to show it and yearning to yank back control of their lives.
—Amy X. Wang, New York Times, 7 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for yank
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“Yank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yank. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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