dragging

Example Sentences

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How do you advocate for yourself without coming across as whiny or dragging a coworker into the conversation when they probably never intended to reveal their salary?

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Served with rice and warm bread for dragging through the sauce, it landed somewhere between curry, stew and strategic fridge clean-out — which, honestly, is one of my favorite genres of cooking.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Behavioral subscription revenue, which makes up a bigger portion of total sales, fell 18%, dragging overall subscription revenue down 9.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Hopes of a peace deal to end the Iran war were also dragging down oil prices earlier in the week, which could weigh on Shell’s profit.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

“Corrie!” she pleaded, dragging my arm to my side.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom