dragging

Example Sentences

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The carousel of leaders has taken its toll, driving up borrowing costs and dragging down investment.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

“Those talks are still ongoing, with ITV promising an update soon. While it’s impossible to say why talks are dragging on, one can only speculate it is disagreement about price,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

There's been so much change at Celtic, Martin O'Neill's wise counsel dragging the team forward and back into contention after the dismal days under Nancy.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Served with rice and warm bread for dragging through the sauce, it landed somewhere between curry, stew and strategic fridge clean-out — which, honestly, is one of my favorite genres of cooking.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Thrown completely off course, the São José, dragging its anchor, was thrown up onto huge rocks and began to splinter apart.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler