Yanking

And I’m not sure there’s anyone better at yanking up their galoshes and trudging onward in the face of loss.

Tom is yanking your chain.

Stop yanking my hair, it hurts!

Every time I see someone using a leaf blower, I feel like yanking it from his hands and breaking it into a thousand pieces.

Somebody's yanking my chain.

John grabbed Jessica by the arm, yanking her away.

Felix was yanking at Sandra's jacket.