drag out

Example Sentences

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In another song about the absurd reasons why they have been deemed unfit for society, the girls drag out that old canard: “Sane in an insane world.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The lack of a deal could mean a work stoppage among players, and games could be canceled if a stoppage were to drag out.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Originally planning to get her papers notarized in the fall to finalize the sale, she watched her plan drag out.

From Slate • Feb. 1, 2026

I’m going to go ahead and drag out that hairy old cliché, it was all downhill from there, because, God help us, it was.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024

“Did you drag out the trash? You forgot your grandparents’ last time.”

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina