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  1. drag on, drag outverb

    last unnecessarily long

    Synonyms:
    drag on, drag

  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, drag on, drop back, embroil, dredge, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, puff, sweep, cart, drag, hang back, drop behind

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How to use drag out in a sentence?

  1. Donnie Dixon:

    Sometimes you get into the thick of an investigation and you get a question answered that breeds three more questions, especially in a high-profile matter like this, where there are a lot of strong feelings on both sides, once you've started down this road sometimes it can drag out.

  2. John Bolton:

    We know exactly what the risks are - them using negotiations to drag out the length of time they have to continue their nuclear, chemical, biological weapons programs and ballistic missiles, there's not any starry-eyed feeling among the group doing this.

  3. Jonathan Diaz:

    There's no real point in them doing so, other than to continue to drag out this process and cause further delays, it is a time of nonsense.

  4. Elijah Cummings:

    Rather than drag out this political charade into 2016 and selectively leak portions of a closed-door interview, the Committee should schedule the public hearing, make her records public and re-focus its efforts on the attacks in Benghazi.

  5. Kamala Harris:

    They're going to engage in an attempt to distract from the real issues that are impacting the American people. And I expect that they will engage in dirty tactics. And this is going to be a knockdown, drag-out. And we're ready.


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  • vatvoa, venyttää, pitkittääFinnish
  • faire traîner, faire traîner en longueurFrench

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