drag down

verb

1. tr, adverb to depress or demoralize

   the flu really dragged her down

Example Sentences

And this widening and immoral disparity surely may drag down our national numbers from the mediocre to the bad.

From The Daily Beast

Under our current nitwit sequester policy, government cutbacks continued to drag down growth.

From The Daily Beast

Moreover, that figure includes a lot of studios and small one bedrooms that drag down the average.

From The Daily Beast

Italy, which always seems to drag down the rest of Europe, is, of course, Merill Lynch.

From The Daily Beast

And things formidable enough to drag down that scaled horror were not foes he would choose to meet in these unlighted ways.

From Project Gutenberg

It is not waiting for them to drag down the banner to the dust; it is making haste to trail it for them with malice aforethought.

From Project Gutenberg

Cannot you drag down the Wolf-Cub without the aid of this blood-hound, Ferou?

From Project Gutenberg

Right or wrong, these facts impress the mind, and their leaden weight serves to drag down our aspirations.

From Project Gutenberg

It was not for a man broken down in the world, to drag down any woman to his paltry circumstances.

From Project Gutenberg

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