Sentence examples for seem to drag from inspiring English sources

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Sometimes, it is boring: Everything works and the hours seem to drag on.

This is also the case when we're bored; time can seem to drag endlessly.

Occasionally, though, the suspensions in Orr's accompaniments seem to drag the voice down, so phrases become slightly flat.

CARLOS CORTES He Made Them Laugh There were times when the planning meetings would seem to drag on a bit too long.

If the chassis were an inch higher off the ground the car would lose its appearance of power; an inch lower and it would seem to drag.

Stimulants, including caffeine, tend to make people feel as if time is passing faster; complex jobs, like doing taxes, can seem to drag on longer than they actually do.

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The moment seems to drag on forever.

"Boarding seemed to drag on interminably," he said.

The worse the illness, the more time seems to drag.

If a line seemed to drag, he cut it.

The ruling military council seemed to drag its heels.

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