Start by gently picking out the tangles at the ends of your hair to avoid pulling out the hair.

Avoid pulling the pieces of a joint apart to glue them, as doing so likely will loosen other joints.

Tighten the clamps carefully to avoid pulling the corners out of square.

At a time of national crisis, when the nation must pull together, it seems only logical that we do what we can to avoid pulling further apart.

He no longer allows himself to be photographed wearing too-short running shorts, and he avoids pulling faces in public.

Instead, when he caught up with her, he ran at her side, shortening his stride to avoid pulling ahead of her.

Some workers say they are pressured by group and team leaders to finish their jobs more quickly to avoid pulling the cord.

The engineers might then switch to a different intake location to avoid pulling the contaminated water into the treatment plant.

I have to be gentle to avoid pulling the whole ship apart.

In both cases it is very important to have a gauge indicating line tension to avoid pulling the pilot out of the air.