drag out
phrasal verb
dragged out; dragging out; drags out
1
: to cause (something) to take more time than necessary
He dragged out the speech much too long.
2
: to force (something, such as a confession) from (someone) : to make (someone) tell one (something)
The teacher eventually dragged a confession out of one of the students.
Doctors sometimes have to drag information out of their patients.
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The national championship follows those back-to-back titles but — unlike those — was dragged out of oblivion.
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Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Luna initially appeared ready to let the fight drag out.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
The video shows a person walking toward the front of a classroom before cutting to that person being dragged out of the room by two men.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
But critics say online comments drag out meetings and slow down progress on important business.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
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Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Luna initially appeared ready to let the fight drag out.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
The video shows a person walking toward the front of a classroom before cutting to that person being dragged out of the room by two men.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
But critics say online comments drag out meetings and slow down progress on important business.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drag out
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“Drag out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drag%20out. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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