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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of drag.

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Examples

  • "I didn't want his name dragged through the mud like some kind of deadbeat," she says.

    For the Families of Some Debtors, Death Offers No Respite Jessica Silver-Greenberg 2011

  • Malpractice cases carry a significant emotional cost for doctors, said study co-author Amitabh Chandra, an economist and professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government"They hate having their name dragged through the local newspaper and having to go to court," he said.

    Study: Only 1 in 5 medical malpractice cases pay 2011

  • Suddenly, crushingly, Tom McKinney saw his name dragged through the mud.

    Getting Even Evelyn F. Murphy 2005

  • The word dragged out once Jake viewed her from head to toe.

    Hearts STEF ANN HOLM 2001

  • The word dragged out once Jake viewed her from head to toe.

    Hearts STEF ANN HOLM 2001

  • The word dragged out once Jake viewed her from head to toe.

    Hearts STEF ANN HOLM 2001

  • The word dragged out once Jake viewed her from head to toe.

    Hearts STEF ANN HOLM 2001

  • It was this sort of thing which, as the term dragged on, made Bloomfield more and more uncomfortable with his position.

    The Willoughby Captains Talbot Baines Reed 1872

  • For the last six years, he has had his name dragged through the mud.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2012

  • For the last six years, he has had his name dragged through the mud.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012

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