drag into
phrasal verb
dragged into; dragging into; drags into
: to involve (a person, group, etc.) in (a difficult or complicated situation)
I'm sorry for dragging you into this.
We will not let the country be dragged into another war.
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The evidence of our eyes and ears is, as the biggest war in Europe since the forties drags into its fourth year, that Trump favors Putin.
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
While there are countless wormholes to be dragged into on a player’s Baseball Reference page, many of them can be pushed aside with the explanation that the reasoning for a level of success (or lack thereof) is due to the sample size making those results random.
—Tyler Small, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Taylor doesn’t like the fact that she’s been dragged into it.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 21 Feb. 2025
The housing market’s slump is dragging into its third year with affordability remaining a difficult hurdle for many would-be buyers with high asking prices and elevated mortgage rates limiting options or pricing people out of the market.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2025
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
While there are countless wormholes to be dragged into on a player’s Baseball Reference page, many of them can be pushed aside with the explanation that the reasoning for a level of success (or lack thereof) is due to the sample size making those results random.
—Tyler Small, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Taylor doesn’t like the fact that she’s been dragged into it.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 21 Feb. 2025
The housing market’s slump is dragging into its third year with affordability remaining a difficult hurdle for many would-be buyers with high asking prices and elevated mortgage rates limiting options or pricing people out of the market.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Drag into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drag%20into. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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