Sentence examples for attempt to drag a from inspiring English sources

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The scene in front of me wasn't a careful or tasteful copy of the past: it was a live, messy attempt to drag a heavy memory up into the light of day.

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One monk, who wielded a foot-long sword, threatened an Associated Press journalist and demanded his camera, while other monks attempted to drag a group of reporters out of a van.

And, as my wise and knowledgeable friend Gareth McLean has pointed out, far inferior to the inexplicably pulled Pulling (he adds, pathetically attempting to drag a colleague into the volley of abuse that is inevitably on its way).

Telling the story of an ambitious would-be rubber baron's attempts to drag a steam ship over a mountain, it's not clear why the film's themes of reckless determination to achieve the unlikely in the face of mounting evidence that such a mission is doomed to disaster should appeal to the manager of England in a World Cup year.

Police are looking for a male transient who they say attempted to drag a woman into an alley Monday in Burbank.

In a break-in of Puig's home, the suspects were attempting to drag a safe from the residence before they fled, Ceballos said.

In the most heartwarming viral video to come out of the five boroughs since a rat was caught on video attempting to drag a pizza slice down some subway stairs, a white man got into a one-sided street altercation with some other white people and claimed to have "settled" the neighborhood for them before shouting "white privilege!

And the revelation that Barry does not come across as the life and soul of the party will not surprise anybody who has attempted to drag an interesting quote out of the player in a post-match mixed zone.

Mr Thompson recalled stepping into a bunker to take a shot during a game of golf when the reptile appeared from nearby undergrowth and clamped down on his leg, in an attempt to drag him into a swamp close to the Iberostar Cancun Golf Club.

"Today's cross claim filed by my ex-wife Elaine P. Wynn is a legally baseless attempt to drag into federal court a domestic relations matter that was previously settled in family court here in Las Vegas.

Should Giggs push for a greater say, should he attempt to drag Van Gaal away from a philosophy rooted in the 1990s, or would either of those be regarded as over-stepping the mark and a sign of betrayal?

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