drag
verb (used with object)
to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail.
dragged
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past participleof drag.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof drag.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
dragverb (used with object)to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail.
Example Sentences
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Fox’s coverage pivoted from hard fouls to trans panic, Clark got dragged into a fight she has spent three years trying to avoid and Cunningham’s follower count exploded.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
In late July, Nguyen and her teenage volunteers dragged wagons of groceries provided by Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez’s office to residents living in single-room occupancy hotels, or SROs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Hard to know how much longer other asset markets — particularly stocks — can stand rates at these levels without getting dragged down,” wrote Bob Elliott of Unlimited Funds in commentary recently shared with MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Divestitures, meanwhile, dragged net sales down, though they were partially offset by acquisitions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
They were in a horrible tangle but he dragged them along the top until he was well below the waterfall, where he scrambled down the bank with the team almost literally falling on him.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
