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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Not that there aren’t similarities — there clearly are — but Naumov shouldn’t be dragged into an Olympic controversy as a chess piece in a debate over whataboutism.
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Steve Buckley, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Too little oxygen, and phosphorus bonds with iron and is dragged into the core, depriving the surface of a key ingredient for DNA, cell membranes and energy transfer.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The singing great took a break from rehearsals to talk to The Hollywood Reporter about Bunny’s triumph, the president’s ugly remarks about it, the Beckham family feud that he’s reluctantly been dragged into and his excitement at landing on the Strip.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
As the investigation drags into a second week, authorities have not publicly identified anyone as a person of interest or suspect.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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Steve Buckley, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Too little oxygen, and phosphorus bonds with iron and is dragged into the core, depriving the surface of a key ingredient for DNA, cell membranes and energy transfer.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The singing great took a break from rehearsals to talk to The Hollywood Reporter about Bunny’s triumph, the president’s ugly remarks about it, the Beckham family feud that he’s reluctantly been dragged into and his excitement at landing on the Strip.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
As the investigation drags into a second week, authorities have not publicly identified anyone as a person of interest or suspect.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Drag into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drag%20into. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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