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

KOGELO, Kenya — Barack Obama Okoth was tugging at his Mickey Mouse sweatshirt, trying to remember everything he could about the man he was named after.

From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2015

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