Pulling in a sentence as a noun

If the balance proves wrong, nothing will stop Congress from pulling back.

I guess we were looking for some sign that someone somewhere is pulling for us. During the first hour this post was up I hovered over the delete more than once.

Instead, we seem to be pulling them off foot patrols and sticking them into cars to create rapid response forces.

"You do not need to resort to pulling out your dick and forcibly placing the woman's hand on it in order to "make a move.

It is Verizon's customers who are pulling that traffic from NetFlix -- and they are paying Verizon to deliver it!!

Meanwhile, news coverage is driving exploding popularity, which appears to be pulling the exchange rate sky high.

That makes collaboration on standards a winning strategy instead of a losing one: any two browsers can agree on something and push it with majority support, pulling the third along.

It makes sense to buy quality items for what you love: if you love riding a bike then investing in a quality bike is frugal because it saves you and the environment from unneeded consumption and hair-pulling.

What I think is especially touching about this is how he gently deconstructs his success, demystifying his own legend by pulling back the curtain on what would have otherwise appeared to be a string of miraculous accomplishments.

Pulling definitions

noun

the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"

See also: pull