dragging
Example Sentences
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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
“I’m dragging him to brunch and trying to get him to golf with me — never happened.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
For Europe, the summer of 2026 looks like a new normal, with heat waves dragging on productivity and disrupting logistics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
"They're all dragging each other to these incredible times. The level of the 800m has risen significantly in the past two years," said Jessica Ennis-Hill, who won heptathlon gold at the London 2012 Olympics.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The workers were dragging Cleopatra’s Needle onto it.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
