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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She was dragged into a marble bathroom and told to stay silent.
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Thomas Adamson, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Justin has been dragged into the muck since March 2024, when he was briefly detained at his father’s L.A. mansion the day of the feds’ raid (the rap star’s Star Island mansion got hit up by Homeland Security, too).
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
The last case involving victims of Flight 212 would drag into the 1980s.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
What your heart doesn’t want to carry anymore doesn’t have to be dragged into your future.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 25 Apr. 2025
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Thomas Adamson, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Justin has been dragged into the muck since March 2024, when he was briefly detained at his father’s L.A. mansion the day of the feds’ raid (the rap star’s Star Island mansion got hit up by Homeland Security, too).
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
The last case involving victims of Flight 212 would drag into the 1980s.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
What your heart doesn’t want to carry anymore doesn’t have to be dragged into your future.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drag into
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“Drag into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drag%20into. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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