Sentence examples for drags on from inspiring English sources

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"drags on" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is usually used to describe a situation or event that is boring, never-ending, or seems to go on for a long time. Example: "The meeting dragged on for hours, with no end in sight."

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drags on

verb

Third person singular of drag on

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It depends on how long the mess drags on, and whether any further recalls are announced.

Forbes

Caterpillar was one of the biggest drags on the Dow, down 3.4 percent, to $84.75.

The New York Times

The row drags on.

The Economist

Yet the process drags on.

The New York Times

The foreclosure crisis drags on.

The New York Times

The discussion drags on.

The Guardian - Books

Daniel drags on cigarettes.

The New York Times

"Drags on the state".

The New Yorker

And so the case drags on.

The New York Times

And so the brawl drags on.

The Economist

The appeals process drags on for decades.

The Economist

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