How to Use drag out in a Sentence

drag out

verb
  • She was dragged out of her car and detained.
    — CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Doors are being smashed and old men dragged out of bed.
    — Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Others were caught, and were dragged out of their cars.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
  • And that means people should be prepared as this drags out for longer lines.
    — Joel Rose, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The more stuff King dragged out, the more neighbors complained.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Poor, helpless people are being dragged out of their homes.
    — Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Clothes and linens will take longer to dry which can, in turn, drag out the chore of doing laundry.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2025
  • That process can be dragged out and oftentimes deadlines aren’t met, James said.
    — Samuel O’Neal June 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026
  • Such behavior drags out court proceedings, drives up costs, and erodes trust in lawyers, Chen said.
    — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
  • The next thing the protagonist knows, she's being dragged out of the fiery cabin by Vladimir.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Sami’s flurry of offense ended when he was cut off by Gunther and once again dragged out of the ring.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Denial of a broadcast license renewal is extremely rare, and is a process that can drag out for years.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 May 2026
  • And a business that is not ready falls apart under that scrutiny, dragging out the process or killing it entirely.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Homeowners had to move through a series of steps before any reconstruction work could start, and many of those steps dragged out for months.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2026
  • And how much concern is there that while the war, the ceasefire's dragging out, gas prices continue to go up and the midterms are around the corner?
    — NBC news, 3 May 2026
  • Twelve blocks to the west, the Pacific Ocean glitters and threatens, waves dragging out in the wind.
    — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • The Iraq war vet was dragged out of his car in Ventura County by federal agents last year.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Rather than dragging out your toothbrush and toothpaste, just use one of these disposable toothbrushes for a mid-flight refresh.
    — Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The movement of Pinnock and Cheek drags out Gillingham’s defensive shape.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Blindfolded again with my bloody stockings, and with my wrists and ankles bound, I was dragged out and deposited in the trunk of a vehicle.
    — Shelly Kittleson, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
  • School board and district leaders blamed the local union for dragging out the process, and state officials latched onto those complaints to criticize the union.
    — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The Van Allen Probe B is also now on track to be dragged out of orbit before 2030.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The two engage in a knockdown drag out fight, with Caleb eventually coming out on top and disabling the programmable matter.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
  • But they have been dragged out because of additional steel repairs that turned out to be needed, CDOT said.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • McDaniel is taking head coach interviews, which could drag out the process if the Lions are intent on waiting for his decision.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
  • In that fire, approximately 30 people were rescued by ladders or dragged out by firefighters.
    — Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The disputes, which began last year, have dragged out for an unusually long time and left thousands of people locked out of in-network care at the public hospital systems.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
  • But the Rangers are staring down a long and difficult few years here, and delaying the moves until this summer (at the earliest) only drags out the process further.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • These are exactly the kind of small fabric messes that are annoying enough to clean right away, but not quite serious enough to justify dragging out a full-size carpet cleaner.
    — New Atlas, 24 June 2026
  • Villa were far sharper and more penetrative in the first half against West Ham, though somewhat assisted by playing against a back four who could be dragged out of shape.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026

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