had tugged
- past perfect of tug.
Example Sentences
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Because the Titan lacked propulsion, the Polar Prince, a Canadian ship owned by Miawpukek Horizon Maritime Service, had tugged the Titan to its launch point.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2023
Coincidentally her victory came 30 years to the day after the ice-dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean had tugged at the heartstrings of a nation with some ice-capades of their own.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 14, 2017
It felt a little bit like someone had grabbed my belly button, like someone had tugged on it from the inside.”
From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2015
No one had asked me to sign a petition, nobody had brushed alongside me or accidentally spilled something on or near me, no child had tugged at me plaintively.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2015
He was proud, I think, to know that he’d turned things around, that he’d saved our fortunes, and that he had tugged my mom back over to his side.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
