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were sagging

  • past progressive of sag.

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Officials determined that two columns had buckled on the building’s 21st and 22nd floors and that several floors near the columns were sagging.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Sales and profits were sagging, and the stock price had cratered.

From New York Times Jul. 15, 2021

Ratings were sagging for the live-audience gag shows that had long been the stalwart of Korean comedy, and several of the main television stations scrapped them.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2020

His pants were sagging to reveal black basketball shorts.

From Chicago Tribune Nov. 20, 2014

He was tired; his shoulders were sagging and his face was grim.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier