- present participle of drag.
dragging
Example Sentences
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Stamina has always been Djokovic’s superpower, his ability to escape deficits and outlast opponents by dragging them deeper into a match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Imports of foreign products and a small decline in government spending are both dragging on the overall GDP figure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Spurs, noticing this, quickly move the ball back towards the left - ready to attack the space opened up by Tonali dragging players with him.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
US tech and chip giants including Nvidia, Intel, Micron, and Broadcom took a battering, dragging the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lower.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 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
