tug
verb (used with object)
to pull at with force, vigor, or effort.
have tugged
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present perfectof tug.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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They ran into every argument and counterargument that have tugged, pulled and paralyzed other communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
Tornadoes may have tugged the medieval building off the ground.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
In 2005, using computer simulations of how newborn planets would have tugged on one another, Levison and others proposed the Trojans were a legacy of early Solar System turmoil.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 7, 2021
In the fuser’s distorted worldview, you may imagine your family dying in a plane crash and conclude you are an evil person, or even that you have tugged destiny’s robe.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2016
He might have tugged on her hair, because she cried “Ouch!” and walked away.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
