pull through
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "There was once a poor, very poor widow, who had an only son. She pulled through with the boy till he was confirmed; but then she told him that she could not feed him any longer; he would have to go out and earn his own bread."
- "Dr. Gilman's race horse was bad last week; fortunately Mr. Verney, the District Veterinary Surgeon, succeeded in pulling him through."
- "At one time it looked as though he could not live more than a few hours, and I am convinced that it was only through the Dutchman's doggedness that he pulled through."
- ""Dr. Van-Herne is confident of pulling Godfrey through, isn't he?""