6 sentences with 'drag'
Example sentences and phrases with the word drag and other words derived from it.
• « Mature males fight over a female and, once they get her, drag her by the scruff of the neck and keep her guarded day and night to prevent rivals from taking her. »
• « From 1923 to 1930, a general named Primo de Rivera acted as a virtual dictator (with the support of the king) trying to drag Spain into the 20th century by building dams, roads and sewers. »
• « Stalin's primary aims were twofold: to secure allies abroad against the growing power of Germany (and, to some extent, Japan), and to drag the USSR into the industrial age. Despite the turmoil of his murderous campaigns, he succeeded on both counts. »
• « He managed to drag one of his comrades out of the burning vehicle just as another fighting vehicle accounted for the enemy tank. »
• « In any case, no one can explain the stubbornness of these animals in extreme situations: "We can drag the animals into the water, but often, to our astonishment and helplessness, most of these cetaceans return to the beach to run aground for good. »