tug

Example Sentences

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Carolyn Owens, who still fixes herself peanut-butter-and-banana sandwiches, was safe when the Tug Fork River overflowed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

The six players — David West, Ken Brett, John Oates, Tug McGraw, Darren Daulton and John Vukovich — all dealt with “glioblastoma,” dying before the age of 60.

From Washington Times • Mar. 8, 2023

Amid hollows crowded with houses darkened by coal dust, the unincorporated community of Havaco is nestled near a bridge on the Tug Fork River, across railroad tracks where trains still move tons of coal.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2022

Harper had a bit of Tug McGraw in him when he relayed a rallying cry to Hoskins.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2022

Tug knowed Petey walked home from sweeping a pile of dust from one end of the mill to the other every day.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis