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drag on

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  1. drag on, drag outverb

    last unnecessarily long

    Synonyms:
    drag, drag out

  2. drag, drag on, drag outverb

    proceed for an extended period of time

    "The speech dragged on for two hours"

    Synonyms:
    draw, tangle, haul, hale, get behind, drop back, drag out, embroil, dredge, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, puff, sweep, cart, drag, hang back, drop behind

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How to use drag on in a sentence?

  1. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky:

    The war should not drag on. To break the advantage of Russian artillery, we need a lot more of these modern systems, modern artillery.

  2. Chris Williamson:

    The survey is indicating the weakest manufacturing growth for almost two years, meaning the sector will have acted as a drag on the economy in the third quarter.

  3. Grey GR:

    I think the ‘ who’s paying ’ question will drag on for many years. That might be through court cases and tribunals. But I do n’t see how it will be resolved.

  4. Millan Mulraine:

    Notwithstanding the improvement in the deficit, which signals a diminished drag on domestic GDP, the broad-based falloff in both exports and imports activity is a sobering sign of some weakening in domestic and global demand.

  5. Randa Kassis:

    We're waiting for a U.S.-Russian accord to solve the (key) issue once and for all. Until they resolve it this process will drag on.


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