Example Sentences
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"Touch wood, no. I've been very, very close. It's this that frightens them", he tugs his orange vest.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
You’re doing fine, but something tugs at you from deep within.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026
Sony Music Entertainment, which tugs at the tension between protecting intellectual property and the internet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
But even the casting itself deliberately tugs on our own memories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
This time, when Mama tugs my arm, I sit down beside her.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
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