tug

Example Sentences

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Carolyn Owens, who still fixes herself peanut-butter-and-banana sandwiches, was safe when the Tug Fork River overflowed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Soon renamed after the town it served, the tug is still there, lovingly cared for by the volunteers of the Tug Lyttelton Preservation Society.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023

The six players — David West, Ken Brett, John Oates, Tug McGraw, Darren Daulton and John Vukovich — all dealt with “glioblastoma,” dying before the age of 60.

From Washington Times • Mar. 8, 2023

Country music star Tim McGraw, son of the late Phillies reliever Tug McGraw, received a huge ovation and wore his dad’s No. 45 McGraw jersey.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2022

Tug busts out laughing so loud I thought he’d bus’ his gut.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis