How to Use drag in a Sentence

drag

1 of 2 noun
Definition of dragnext
Synonyms for dragnext
  • He took a long drag on the cigarette.
  • Let me have a drag from your cigarette.
  • These meetings are a total drag.
  • My parents can be such a drag. They won't let me do anything.
  • Flip dressed as Sivan, who was in full drag for the video.
    — Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Make sure your drag is not too tight as the hook could pull out of the fish’s mouth.
    — Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2023
  • Your drag started as more punk and has changed over the years.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
  • At this point, the shark really starts to run as the drag on Austin’s reel screams.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The dual dimple design creates less drag when the ball is hit in the air.
    — Amy Schlinger, wsj.com, 19 Dec. 2023
  • From drag shows to sketch & sips The Standard seems to redefine what a fun night out could be.
    — Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • There’s nothing wrong with that, because drag isn’t just for gay boys.
    — Breanna Bell, Variety, 20 July 2023
  • At high speeds, the panel returns to sit flush with the trailing edge of the rear bodywork to reduce drag.
    — Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 29 June 2023
  • Carrión advises young Latines to have fun and enjoy the art of drag.
    — Francisco Gutierrez, refinery29.com, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The cables that had once secured the bear had been cut, and there were drag marks on the floor from where the thieves dragged the 500-pound piece of taxidermy across the balcony.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Bring all your friends out for a day filled with drag performances, a live DJ and trivia.
    — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • That's seen as a drag on the economy and a growing financial burden for the rest of the nation.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024
  • About 200 miles from his restaurant, in South Beach, the law has shaken up the Palace, a fixture of drag culture for more than three decades.
    — Erik Larson, Bloomberg.com, 6 June 2023
  • Apart from the twins, the drag performers in this circle are family by choice, not genes.
    — Carolyn Kaster, Fortune, 3 July 2023
  • The end of this leg of the U.S. tour is also a drag for local economies, which saw boosts of tens of millions of dollars each time the Eras Tour set up shop.
    — Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
  • My eyes should be on the rope the whole time, arms flush against the sides of my head, fingers overlapping into a point sharp enough to cut through any drag.
    — Women's Health, 31 July 2023
  • Mateo’s biggest advice to young Latines who want to start drag is to be their authentic selves and to make a brand out of it.
    — Francisco Gutierrez, refinery29.com, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Includes photo booth, buffet brunch, drag show, swag bag and open bar.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 26 May 2023
  • But now, the drag artist, whose very name appears to be a wink at the name of longtime genre mainstay Amy Grant, is setting their sights on the Grammys.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Want to wear out your drag tangling with monster, sea-run steelhead and chinook salmon?
    — Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • That includes events like all-ages drag shows or school board discussions.
    — Will Carless, USA TODAY, 9 June 2023
  • Just up the street is Bar Chiquita — an upstairs bar and club with a back room that has regular drag shows.
    — Adam Groffman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Attending his first drag show for Mother’s Day this month, Mx.
    — Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 28 May 2023
  • Some of them have been a drag on Biden for almost the entirety of his term, even as the White House works overtime to change the narrative on all of them.
    — W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2023
  • For her part, Aysha spends her daylight hours out of drag as Ashiq, working a drugstore makeup counter.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The city aims to attract climate migrants, seeing them as a feeder of the economy, rather than a drag on it.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Nov. 2023
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drag

2 of 2 verb
  • The dog's leash was dragging along the ground.
  • She dragged one of the other tables over to ours.
  • He dragged himself up the stairs and climbed into bed.
  • The broken muffler dragged behind the car.
  • Firefighters dragged the man to safety.
  • The puppy ran up to us, dragging her leash behind her.
  • One of the parents eventually dragged the screaming toddler out of the store.
  • The child is always dragging his blanket.
  • Can you drag yourself away from that computer?
  • Global Slump: The rest of the world could drag the US down.
    — Anna Wong, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2023
  • In 2022, a judge ordered the state to cover the care while the fight dragged on.
    — Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Of course, my name came up a lot and, predictably, was dragged through the mud.
    — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The pace of death does not appear to have slowed as the conflict drags on.
    — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The threat grows considerably the longer the war in Gaza drags on.
    — Paul Wiseman and Mae Anderson The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 30 Jan. 2024
  • But there have been concerns in the industries that the strikes could drag through to the end of the year.
    — Jon Passantino, CNN, 2 Aug. 2023
  • My best friend dragged me to a bookstore, bought the book for me and shoved it in my purse.
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 9 June 2023
  • While kneeling to twist the mano of the metate, the seeds are dragged across the curved surface to create a paste.
    — Andrea Aliseda, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
  • He was dragged a few feet and got a nasty case of carpet burn.
    — Freda Kreier, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The question is, How long does the union want to drag this out, and how long does the studio want to do that?
    — David Marchese David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • To add other apps to the new folder, just hold and drag each one to the folder of your choice.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The tree’s branches are sawed off and the trunk is dragged away by a bulldozer.
    — Leila Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The assailant drags him by his coat to the ground and repeatedly stabs him in the chest.
    — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The boys allegedly dragged Watson’s body to the woods and buried it in leaves and branches.
    — Ralph Chapoco, al, 8 June 2023
  • But as the case dragged on, there still was not enough evidence to charge the couple with a crime.
    — Matt Allen, ABC News, 16 June 2023
  • The movie not just pulls, but drags your heartstrings and makes a hurricane of your tears.
    — Christine Giordano, Women's Health, 27 Aug. 2023
  • But a rank of 110th for healthy food dragged the city’s overall ranking down.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Now the end of the crisis is dragging the drugmaker down.
    — Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Hardwick can be seen tugging on the rope to drag the resistant croc out of the pool.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 11 June 2023
  • The parties settled in 2017, but the unsealing process has dragged on for years.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Hamas then drags survivors out, some by their hair, to trucks, and then batters them some more in the backs of the pickups on the way to Gaza.
    — Matt Gutman, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2023

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