Mollie started to protest, but Nicole abruptly yanked her off the chair, whispering, "I think you've done enough damage, Mollie."

Without even thinking about it, I reached back and grabbed at one of his long bony forelegs, yanking abruptly.

Someone abruptly yanked it open.

She abruptly yanked away.

Angered by Democratic attempts to force a vote on the minimum wage and Social Security changes, he abruptly yanked from the Senate floor an immigration bill that also commands bipartisan support.

Within a short time, KMPC decided it was unhappy with the raunchy nature of Love Calls, and abruptly yanked it from the air.

Singh kept the van at a steady growl, abruptly yanking it around corners.

And CBS says it's yet another coincidence that its Los Angeles affiliate abruptly yanked an anti-smoking commercial last week just as "60 Minutes" took its fall.

Rowohlt Press abruptly yanked "Endstufe" from its calendar (it was scheduled to be released in March) and canceled Mr. Kunkel's contract last month.

Ben abruptly yanked back on the throttle: the helicopter came to an abrupt jarring halt.