drag out

Example Sentences

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This could drag out the conflict — and the longer it goes on, the more damage will likely be done to markets.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 8, 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

Bureaucracy and local opposition in the state can drag out projects for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

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

“Come on, man, let’s get you suited up. I’ll drag out a net.”

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely