TUG in a Sentence
Learn TUG from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
62 example sentences for TUG, such as:
1. Tom tugged at his mother's arm.
2. The woman gently tugged his arm.
3. The peasant gave a tug at the reins.
4. Here the wind gave a tug at her head dress.
5. The tug eased into the narrow docking space.
2. The woman gently tugged his arm.
3. The peasant gave a tug at the reins.
4. Here the wind gave a tug at her head dress.
5. The tug eased into the narrow docking space.
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Meanings and Examples of TUG
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tug
v. strive and make an effort to reach a goal
v. pull or strain hard at
Classic Sentence: (53 in 4 pages)
1 Here the wind gave a tug at her head dress.
2 Finally he took the bell-rope in his hand and gave it a brisk tug.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
Context Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
3 Indeed, in another minute I felt a tug at my coat, then something at my arm.
4 Besides, he would tug at the ribbons of her bonnet and, no doubt, rumple her dress.
5 The peasant gave a tug at the reins.
6 Eponine rose, and, without releasing the cat, she ran to her mother, and began to tug at her skirt.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VIII—THE UNPLEASANTNESS OF RECEIVING INTO ONE'S H...
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VIII—THE UNPLEASANTNESS OF RECEIVING INTO ONE'S H...
7 Gregor's mother would tug at his sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect on him.
8 "There is nothing," she said shortly, tugging at his arm.
9 She was tugging at her own wedding ring, the ring Scarlett knew had never once left that finger since Ashley put it there.
10 But as they all passed from the room, Frank hung back, tugging at Scarlett's sleeve.
11 Sometimes my arms ache all night from tugging at him.
12 He talked brokenly, burrowing his head in her lap, tugging at the folds of her skirt.
13 To attempt to bring her into active relation with life was like tugging at a piece of furniture which has been screwed to the floor.
14 As spectators there assembled one youthful grocery clerk, stopping his Ford delivery wagon to stare from the seat, and one solemn small boy, tugging a smaller sister who had a careless nose.
15 The dead man, swinging with bended back, seemed to be obstinately tugging, in ludicrous and awful ways, for the possession of the flag.
Example Sentence:
1 When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war.
2 When Greek meet Greek, then comes the tug of war.
3 When Greeks joined Greeks, then was the tug of war.
4 The tug eased into the narrow docking space.
5 His heroic tug at a flag-decked mast will come back to haunt him in unexpected ways later in the story.
6 The woman gently tugged his arm.
7 Tom tugged at his mother's arm.
8 She tugged at his sleeve to get his attention.
9 A wry smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.