dragging

Example Sentences

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"If they were on my team, I'd be dragging them off the pitch."

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026

In May, global auto sales were down 3.4% from a year before, but it’s the 17% slump in demand from China that’s dragging figures down overall.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

In early trading Monday, Samsung and SK Hynix fell more than 5% each, dragging the Kospi at least 3% lower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

South Korea’s KOSPI, a proxy for Asian appetite for the chip trade, slipped to end Monday’s session 0.2% lower, dragging its one-month decline to around 1%.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

But the moment he was waiting for came and went, and still the forest around him blazed red, the sucking wind dragging him away.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman