drag into
phrasal verb
dragged into; dragging into; drags into
: to involve (a person, group, etc.) in (a difficult or complicated situation)
I'm sorry for dragging you into this.
We will not let the country be dragged into another war.
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Recent extensions for homegrown stars haven’t been done before offseason workouts and instead contract stalemates dragged into at least last July for George Kittle (2021), Fred Warner (2022), Deebo Samuel (2022), Nick Bosa (2023), and Brandon Aiyuk (2024).
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Good American Family, in trying to bring justice to a person who’s been dragged into a cruel spotlight against her will, does a little bit of it all.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
The news comes as two other lawsuits concerning USAID drag into their sixth week.
—Byscience News Staff, science.org, 18 Mar. 2025
She was freed days later during a weeklong cease-fire in which hundreds of Palestinians were released in exchange for nearly half of the roughly 250 hostages Hamas and others dragged into Gaza.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Good American Family, in trying to bring justice to a person who’s been dragged into a cruel spotlight against her will, does a little bit of it all.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
The news comes as two other lawsuits concerning USAID drag into their sixth week.
—Byscience News Staff, science.org, 18 Mar. 2025
She was freed days later during a weeklong cease-fire in which hundreds of Palestinians were released in exchange for nearly half of the roughly 250 hostages Hamas and others dragged into Gaza.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Drag into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drag%20into. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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