How to Use drag into in a Sentence

drag into

verb
  • So the president got dragged into this war.
    — NBC news, 17 May 2026
  • Orbán tried to win votes by stoking fear that Hungary could be dragged into the Ukraine war.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The legal dispute has managed to rope in a host of celebrity names, some who might be dragged into court to testify.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
  • As the war drags into its third month, the nature of the threat from Iran in the strait is changing, Black noted.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
  • But a system that allows a country to be dragged into war at the whims of a single person is not much of a democracy at all.
    — Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Antibus said being dragged into trees or over cliffs are common ways people die from trauma injuries in avalanches.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 22 Feb. 2026
  • His body was dragged into the public square in Milan and spat upon before being hanged upside down.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • But as the war drags into its second month, the gap between narrative and reality is widening.
    — Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • During the last two weeks, Sarandos got dragged into two ugly controversies.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Police also found a bloody rock, bloody handprints and evidence that Rivera had been forcibly dragged into the house and assaulted.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
  • Trump has dismissed Kent’s assertions that he was dragged into the war by Israeli officials.
    — Max Rego, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2026
  • More estates will be dragged into paying inheritance tax while changes targeting wealthy ‘non-dom’ residents also kick in.
    — Ian King, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
  • This isn’t the first time that Musk has been dragged into court to defend himself against allegations of duping investors with his social media posts.
    — Staff, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Naso defied the first court's visitation order, which led to his being dragged into court and ultimately put him in contempt.
    — Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
  • The old media world is dying, and while that gloomy vigil bleeds into yet another dark hour, somewhere in the same hospital there’s a new world that’s about to be dragged into the light.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 1 May 2026
  • The European Union’s top diplomat says the 27-nation bloc does not want to be dragged into the conflict with Iran.
    — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The European Union's top diplomat said the 27-nation bloc does not want to be dragged into the conflict with Iran.
    — Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
  • In the weeks since, the government has voiced its determination to prevent Lebanon being dragged into a civil conflict.
    — Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
  • With the war dragging into the fifth year, Russia controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The fallout from Tottenham Hotspur’s decision to sack Thomas Frank has dragged into a second week.
    — Jay Harris, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Investigators believe Rivera had been forcibly dragged into the residence and attempted to escape.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
  • For now, Lebanon’s leaders have tried to press Hezbollah to lay down its arms with new assertiveness while insisting that the state will not be dragged into an internal war to impose it.
    — Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
  • Not that there aren’t similarities — there clearly are — but Naumov shouldn’t be dragged into an Olympic controversy as a chess piece in a debate over whataboutism.
    — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Besides being an injustice, as the celebrity he was dragged into the front page, the one who ultimately became the protagonist of the whole story, his picture on the front page every day.
    — Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Naivety among a young squad was a factor, but the system offered limited protection as they often got dragged into end-to-end matches that required them to defend large spaces with limited players.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Now, a new report suggests some owners are already contemplating an unusual factor that could influence negotiations if talks drag into next year.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Particularly with the shape of summers on the continent, if clarity is not reached by the start of August, the process will likely drag into September.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 June 2026
  • Castañeda Mondragón said he was dragged into an SUV and taken to a detention facility, where he was beaten again.
    — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026
  • Gold — typically seen as a safe haven asset that benefits from broader turbulence — has been dragged into the sell-off and is headed for its worst monthly performance since 2008.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Once they’re dragged into deep water, however, those advantages disappear immediately.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

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