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Soprano Elizabeth Novella was a monochromatic Donna Anna, and exaggerated rubato often made her impassioned outbursts sag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

National rail said heat can cause overhead lines to expand and sag, line-side fires and also rails to buckle.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

Tables that seemed to sag gently under the weight of carbohydrates.

From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026

His investment provided a jolt of support for Nike, which has been plotting a turnaround after losing ground to rivals and seeing sales sag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025

Sometimes I’m afraid my face is going to sag with all this sorrow and that my mouth is going to permanently droop at the corners.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

If, at times, the narrative structure sags and the character portraits blur, it’s in service to the immensity of hope and defiance extinguished by the airstrike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Home buyers are scoring the biggest discounts in over a decade as the housing market sags from weak demand.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 2, 2026

Gold and stocks have been rallying together to record highs, as the dollar sags and bond yields go sideways.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025

If hamburgers are sandwiches, Subway’s food faces competition from many more restaurants such as Burger King and McDonald’s, and the potential sandwich monopoly idea sags.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2023

She sags forward, but I don’t have time to adjust her.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Two load-bearing columns of a 37-story tower currently under construction, located near Grand Central Terminal, warped and several floors sagged on Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

This week, that mark had sagged to 40%, as shown in the chart below.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

Strip out precious metals, and exports sagged 0.7% on-month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

Contract signings sagged in the Northeast and Midwest, dropping a seasonally adjusted 8.3% and 3.3% from last January’s level.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

The huge creeping vine that cloaked the house had shriveled; the main trunk and stems sagged and dripped oily sap.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

The building hasn’t shown any movement since yesterday morning, when first responders found two buckled columns and several sagging floors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

If sagging cables touch trees or buildings below, that could cause an accident or power failure.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

A spokesman for Poland's long-distance rail operator, PKP Intercity, told AFP the heatwave was expected to affect traffic, with overhead power lines sagging and rails deforming.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

Teachers use it as a behavioral bargaining chip, administrators weigh playtime against sagging test scores and researchers argue over how best to structure the minutes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Just as I glanced up at his sagging ceiling, it gave out a loud creak.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney