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

Together, they duetted on Stop Dragging My Heart Around and Landslide, while Styles wore an embroidered songbird badge, referring to McVie's track Songbird from the 1977 album, Rumours.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2024

Dragging themselves through the muddy, treacherous rainforests of the Darién Gap, they took a break every 10 minutes.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2023

Dragging the annual inflation rate in October was a 7.8% drop in gasoline prices, which benefited from comparison with a price surge in October 2022.

From Reuters • Nov. 24, 2023

Dragging me behind her, she runs full speed to a tree.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins