Words similar to yanked

Example sentences for: yanked

How can you use “yanked” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Grass was yanked out by its roots and tossed onto the compost heap.
Skuratov said top officials, acting on inside information (not a directly punishable offense), yanked cash out of treasury bills before the ruble's collapse last August and then sent it abroad.
Wiebe yanked his putt left and lipped it out.
(Recently, there has been a rush to fill the vacuum left by the antihistamine Seldane, which was yanked from the market after eight people died when Seldane reacted adversely with other drugs.)
(My favorite tester routinely yanked the power cord out of the computer during Outlook operations to see how the program handled loss of power.)