was tugging
- past progressive of tug.
Example Sentences
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“My heart was tugging on me to do something that was more aligned with my purpose,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2021
I looked uneasily at the foster mom, who was tugging on the leash, trying to get the dog to walk.
From Slate ● Apr. 2, 2020
In a recent interview, Luck said he felt as if something was tugging at his lower left leg near the ankle when he ran.
From Fox News ● Aug. 24, 2019
There were two foreclosures, and for a while it seemed the quicksand of family fate was tugging at her ankles.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2017
She had put Lyra down on the grass and was tugging La Belle Sauvage out of the bushes, so Malcolm dropped the rucksack in the canoe and joined her.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
