sag

Example Sentences

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Tables that seemed to sag gently under the weight of carbohydrates.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

The deals have turned Occidental into a formidable oil-and-gas producer but also saddled it with billions of dollars in debt that weigh it down when oil prices sag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

Its rice was a finicky crop that sprouts slow, skinny and tall, with fewer grains per bunch, and heads that can sag below the reach of the thresher and end up in the mud.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2024

Most of this fuel spilled into a fire suppression line and sat there for six months, causing the line to sag.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

Mr. Turner caught sight of me, wincing at the sag of my stockings.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson