drag into

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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Winnipeg general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff has dug his heels in quite a bit already, but letting this drag into the season would be a different risk. Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 There was Christopher Alvarez, a disabled journalist, being dragged into conspiracy theories. Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026 With the overall success of the league at stake, being dragged into the political fray may be a steep price to pay for visibility. Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026 Inuit legend holds that a woman was dragged into the ocean by a harpoon rope after the weapon had hit a narwhal and was transformed into the animal herself. Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026 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 20 Sep. 2026.

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