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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

Our efforts tend to sag when we feel comfortable in our roles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2025

When the boy’s not looking, Jamie’s shoulders sag as he trudges up the stairs to Isla’s sickbed, showing us a hint of adult complexities he alone understands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025

He looked sad; his rectangular lips seemed to sag.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

A wooden bookcase piled with works of pre-Columbian history, archaeology and artist catalogs sags in the middle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024

He wears ragged brown clothing and skin sags from his jaw.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

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

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 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

It isn’t as if the stock sagged consistently.

From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025

As the dollar sagged the Japanese yen rallied, touching 115 yen per dollar by year end.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025

Her shoulders dropped, her body sagged, and she seemed paralyzed.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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

Middle and lower-income households are facing the most pressure, and until the war ends, “they will have little choice but to rein in their spending, weighing further on the sagging economy.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026

Hassan handed her a sagging pink rose he'd plucked from the mansion's garden.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green