Sentence examples for attempted to drag from inspiring English sources

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Seeing Komar's predicament, Veretilny rushed forward and attempted to drag him free, but he was shot in the shoulder and retreated.

Dzeko received a paass from midfield and attempted to drag the ball behind him and Hangeland to tee up a shot.

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.

One video showed a campaigner trying to get off a lift as it was lowered to the ground, as bailiffs attempted to drag him back on to the platform, hitting him several times.

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.

So this might not be the most glamorous offseason ever for the Bulls, but this feels like a better team than the one Joakim Noah attempted to drag through the playoffs.

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He attempted to drag-race a rented yellow Lamborghini through a residential Miami Beach neighborhood and then grinned — with teeth!

To me they are merely pathetic and faceless hackers attempting to drag athletes through the mud.

O'Neill could have done without any distractions as he attempts to drag Sunderland away from the developing battle against relegation.

Hamas also denounced "the heinous crime" and "all attempts to drag the Palestinians into Syria's painful events".

Their report also paints a picture of consultants and contractors attempting to drag out their work to get bigger fees.

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