drag
verb (used with object)
to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail.
has been dragging
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present perfect progressiveof drag (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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She has been dragging her feet when it comes to turning over evidence to the defense as is required under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2025
“We haven’t made progress, and the city has been dragging its feet on any meaningful program for improving its sidewalks,” Meaney said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2024
Treasury yields and nervousness about the extent of crisis in China's property industry, which has been dragging down the yuan in spite of official resistance.
From Reuters ● Aug. 15, 2023
Somalia's electoral process has been dragging on after months of political stand-off between the prime minister and the president over the conduct of delayed elections.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2022
This awful war has been dragging its weary course for over four years now, and yet England has not tackled this curse which is throttling her.
From A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir
