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"Pull sharply"2 answers
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Filled answer is this word (PLUCK).
Definitions
the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
Word origin
From Middle English plucken, plukken, plockien, from Old English pluccian, ploccian (“to pluck, pull away, tear”), also Old English plyċċan ("to pluck, pull, snatch; pluck with desire"), from Proto-West Germanic *plukkōn, from Proto-Germanic *plukkōną, *plukkijaną (“to pluck”), of uncertain and disputed origin.
Used in a sentence
“She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled.”
“The girl stooped to pluck a rose, and as she bent over it, her profile was clearly outlined.”
“"I want to bring that date forward. You only get one shot at this, and if I pluck a date from the air, you will judge me by it. So, until I am certain, I'm sticking with the previous date. [...].”
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