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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Nadav Gat, public adjuster and team leader with Avner Gat, an insurance adjustment group based in Los Angeles, said some claims from the 2018 Woolsey Fire that raged through the Simi Valley area in northwest Los Angeles and southern Ventura counties dragged into 2024. —

Janhvi Bhojwani, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025 Rather than getting dragged into other Asian quagmires, Washington would maintain stability as an offshore balancer, without deploying troops on the ground. —

Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025 Forensic evidence, the chief told reporters, shows she was killed in the bedroom of their home, dragged into the bathroom and dismembered. —

Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024 Will the Abbott crew lift the gang up to nobler heights, or will they be dragged into the gutter for some classic Sunny shenanigans? —

Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for drag into