drag out
Example Sentences
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“Markets are seizing with both hands any notion that this war will not intensify further and drag out longer and land the global economy in a ditch,” analysts at Piper Sandler said in a note.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 25, 2026
Originally planning to get her papers notarized in the fall to finalize the sale, she watched her plan drag out.
From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2026
Bureaucracy and local opposition in the state can drag out projects for years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
It’s conceivable that one or another of those proceedings will lead to her release, but it’s far more likely that they will drag out for months, or possibly years, with no clear resolution.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2025
I eat my fill, trying to drag out the minutes until ten o’clock, when we have to go down to the Training Center.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
