dragging

Example Sentences

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Dragging the tree back to the car, we told stories, laughed and tripped over snowbanks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

"Dragging is a disrespectful act and it should not have happened," Judge Armitage said.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

"Dragging a trailer full of chips around is not the most intense, tough ask," said Oliver Dixon, senior analyst at consultancy Guidehouse.

From Reuters • Dec. 16, 2022

Dragging out a suspect’s time in detention, by adding more charges, which is common in Japan, has been widely criticized by human rights activists as “hostage justice.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2022

Dragging the limb was what made the dog look so odd.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls