Sentence examples for had initially pulled from inspiring English sources

Stringer had initially pulled her starters against Duke with only two minutes gone in the game.

Sony Pictures had initially pulled the film after suffering an unprecedented hacking attack at the hands of a group calling itself the Guardians of Peace.

This had initially puzzled me.

The meeting comes after both Donald Trump and Ben Carson had initially threatened to pull out of the CNBC debate if the running time was not reduced and candidates given the opportunity to make opening and closing statements.

Over a lunch of bottled water at the Four Seasons Hotel -- he does not like to eat during interviews -- Mr. Byrne said he had initially feared he would be unable to pull off the role.

Mr. McCain drew accusations of hypocrisy this year when he backed out of public financing for the primary campaign, which he had initially sought when his campaign was struggling but then pulled back from after his fortunes rose.

Kauto Star had initially looked set for retirement in 2011 after being pulled up at Punchestown.

But if Zimmerman had initially retreated when he confronted Martin, he would not have had to pull his gun and Martin would be alive today.

From the very beginning, many people in what had initially been the Soviet zone after the collapse of the Third Reich were sufficiently skeptical to pull up and leave.

The ministry had initially declined to comment.

Burlingame called the episode "as much an indictment of commercial television for its skittishness in dealing with the AIDS crisis as it is a show about AIDS patients" and speculated that this may have been the reason NBC initially pulled it.