foot dragging
Example Sentences
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It was finally abolished under Western pressure and after decades of resistance, foot dragging and delay; in the case of Saudi Arabia, it was legal until 1962.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
“It should not be that hard to get that data. I do not know why the foot dragging is occurring there.”
From Science Magazine • Apr. 22, 2024
If these bills become law, there will be a lot more foot dragging.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2023
She maneuvered slowly, her upper body leaning right, her left foot dragging.
From New York Times • May 28, 2022
She walks toward me, one foot dragging as it scrapes against the marble floor.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
