drag
verb (used with object)
to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail.
were dragging
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past progressiveof drag.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In October, Carter’s said tariffs were dragging down its earnings and that it would close about 150 stores in North America and reduce its office workforce by about 15%, cutting roughly 300 positions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
He also suggests it employs "flim-flam artists" who were dragging the process out and burying the scheme in bureaucracy, while dismissing suggestions on how to speed matters up.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024
But he said that the city and utility had “100% of the responsibility” for the elevator failures, alleging they were dragging their feet on permitting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
Atchison’s family has repeatedly contended that officials were dragging their feet in presenting the case to a grand jury.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
Here I’d left a sweet, well-mannered, housebroken cat behind and they were dragging along two disgusting, smelly, flea-covered monkeys.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
