tugged

Example Sentences

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Harpootlian tugged on the heavy restraints binding Murdaugh’s hands, waist and feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Soccer’s first female head in 2019, less than a year after Cordeiro tugged the World Cup bid across the finish line.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

But it is the crisis over Greenland that has really tugged at the fabric of the entire transatlantic alliance between the US and Europe.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

"For astronomers, our go-to 'Doppler' method for weighing planets involves making careful measurements of the star's velocity as it's tugged by its retinue of planets." said Erik Petigura, a co-author from UCLA.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

Again he tugged at the bindings round his wrists.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver