sagged; sagging
1
: to droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
2
a
: to lose firmness, resiliency, or vigor
spirits sagging from overwork
b
: to decline especially from a thriving state
3
: drift
4
: to fail to stimulate or retain interest
: to cause to sag : leave slack in
1
: a tendency to drift (as of a ship to leeward)
2
a
: a sagging part
the sag in a rope
b
: a drop or depression below the surrounding area
c
: an instance or amount of sagging
3
: a temporary decline (as in the price of a commodity)
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Examples of sag in a Sentence
Verb
The roof is sagging in the middle.
The economy began to sag.
As all our efforts failed, our spirits sagged.
Noun
if there's too much sag in the rod, the curtains will drag on the floor
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Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
Condition is one thing: Those loose pins that hold the links together can cause the bracelet to sag and rattle, or even fall apart.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2024
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
The country still has conscripts, but if the invasion’s popularity sags as the war drags on, Russian families may return to the old ways of keeping their sons away from the draft, such as through bribes or by hiding them domestically or abroad.
—Dara Massicot, Foreign Affairs, 18 May 2022
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Verb
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—Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
Condition is one thing: Those loose pins that hold the links together can cause the bracelet to sag and rattle, or even fall apart.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2024
Noun
There were no bags beneath his eyes, no sag to his shoulders or hitch to his breath.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
The country still has conscripts, but if the invasion’s popularity sags as the war drags on, Russian families may return to the old ways of keeping their sons away from the draft, such as through bribes or by hiding them domestically or abroad.
—Dara Massicot, Foreign Affairs, 18 May 2022
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“Sag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sag. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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sag
1 of 2 verb
sagged; sagging
1
: to droop or sink below the normal or right level
2
: to become less firm or strong
saggy
adjective
ˈsag-ē
sag
2 of 2 noun1
: a sagging part or area
the sag in a rope
2
: an instance or amount of sagging
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