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Discover Ludwig"I pull back" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English
It can be used in a variety of contexts, but it generally means to physically or emotionally retreat or withdraw from a situation or action. Some examples of how this phrase could be used in writing include: - "As the fire grew too intense, I had to pull back from the burning building." - "She felt herself getting too emotionally invested in the argument, so she decided to pull back and calm down." - "After realizing she was going the wrong way, she quickly pulled back onto the correct path." - "The company's profits were declining, so they had to pull back on their expansion plans." - "He tried to get too close to the wild animal, but it snarled at him and he had to pull back for safety."
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So I pull back".
I pull back on the stick to lean away from the locker door.
As White gently warned the pestering librarian, "I pull back like a mule at the slightest goading".
Sometimes — for instance at the end of the opening section, when I write about the interior décor of that era — I pull back for a long view.
Would I pull back a little bit, or think long and hard about whether or not I want to knowingly alienate part of the audience?
It crunches as it goes in, turning to the side as it hits a bone and I pull back my arm and I stab him again".
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I pulled back and it fired".
I pulled back the curtain and stepped forward.
The harder he pulled, the harder I pulled back.
"I think I pulled back at the right time," she said.
After the second kiss, I pulled back, but Rostropovich wasn't finished.
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