Definition of "pull back" []

Used other than as an idiom. To pull in a backwards direction (verb)
To retreat (verb)
To retract (verb)
To pull in order to reveal something underneath or behind. (verb)
To pass (the ball) into a position further from the attacking goal line. (verb)

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Use "pull back" in a sentence

"Lunging for the gun like that I forced myself to pull back so I could look into his eyes."
"He compromised, sending away the Blowpipe detachment and telling his WO's tank, on the right, to pull back to the copse they had held in the penultimate stage of their advance earlier that morning."
"Only one sound penetrated Rosamund's consciousness before she forced a smile to her face and allowed Sir Patrick to pull back her chair."