Example Sentences

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However, the economic problems that had been dragging on the country since before the pandemic deepened in the summer of 2021.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2023

According to advocates, CalGEM's rulemaking process had been dragging on for years, and the bill was an attempt to force the agency to take swifter and more decisive action.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2022

Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Sony Pictures Entertainment, NBCUniversal, ViacomCBS and WarnerMedia — were forced to abandon their take-it-or-leave-it approach to the talks, which had been dragging on for five months.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2021

The divorce had been dragging on for six years, ever since her ex’s attorneys noticed that the date a rabbi signed their marriage license didn’t match the date the marriage license was issued.

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2017

His soul, too, had been dragging a bit, weary and short-tempered.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman