Example Sentences

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The whereabouts of the boat which had tugged the barge are not currently known.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2024

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

If he did, if only for a split second, just because temptation had tugged his eyes to a screen, he would have seen the biggest comeback in the ninth inning or later in franchise history.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2019

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

As he gazed at them, Torak felt an echo of the sickness that had tugged at him at the bottom of the river.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver