drag on

Example Sentences

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A decision is expected later on Tuesday, but there is the chance it could drag on into Wednesday.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

“Overestimate what healthcare costs and long-term care facilities will cost in the future. The biggest drag on retirement nest eggs in your 80s and 90s is care,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Rising Treasury yields can sometimes drag on stocks by increasing the cost of borrowing for businesses and consumers and making bonds more appealing as an alternative investment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

President Lee Jae Myung warned that supply-chain disruptions and high oil prices could drag on and ordered officials to treat new supply routes and industrial restructuring as strategic priorities.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

I would have to tell her which streets to avoid, which way the traffic came, tell her to wear her sari so that the free end did not drag on the footpath.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri