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
Ellen Barry, New York Times, 21 May 2024
In the surveillance video, Combs was seen yanking Ventura backwards to the floor, kicking her, stomping on her, and attempting to drag her back to a room.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
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Verb
Then his wrists and ankles were cuffed to the sides of a stretcher, and his pants were yanked down.
—Ellen Barry, New York Times, 21 May 2024
In the surveillance video, Combs was seen yanking Ventura backwards to the floor, kicking her, stomping on her, and attempting to drag her back to a room.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 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 28 May. 2024.
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