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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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
The security source added that Egypt would not draw conclusions until the investigation was complete and insisted Cairo would "not be dragged into the war".
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
On 9 February, his wife Kelly "dragged" him to see a GP, for the first time in about 12 years.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
He put his hands to his forehead and left them there for a minute, then dragged them across his head till they grabbed each other at the back of it.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
