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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In the second novel of the Amina al-Sirafi fantasy series, Chakraborty sets her pirate protagonist out onto the high seas for some perilous pilfering after being dragged into her partner’s problems.
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Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
The old media world is dying, and while that gloomy vigil bleeds into yet another dark hour, somewhere in the same hospital there’s a new world that’s about to be dragged into the light.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 1 May 2026
But Spire has also battled legal issues this year after it was dragged into a lawsuit involving Joe Gibbs Racing and former competition director Chris Gabehart, who is now Spire’s chief motorsports officer.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The legal dispute has managed to rope in a host of celebrity names, some who might be dragged into court to testify.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
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Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
The old media world is dying, and while that gloomy vigil bleeds into yet another dark hour, somewhere in the same hospital there’s a new world that’s about to be dragged into the light.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 1 May 2026
But Spire has also battled legal issues this year after it was dragged into a lawsuit involving Joe Gibbs Racing and former competition director Chris Gabehart, who is now Spire’s chief motorsports officer.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The legal dispute has managed to rope in a host of celebrity names, some who might be dragged into court to testify.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Drag into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drag%20into. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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