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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She then gets dragged into an insurance scam to bail out her dysfunctional family. —

Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024 Then, after the unnamed person died, McCartney handled any interactions with the police in order to ensure that Irving wasn’t dragged into a media firestorm. —

Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 4 Dec. 2024 Harry and the other claimants' lawsuits, which were filed in 2022, marked the first time Associated had been dragged into the phone-hacking scandal, which emerged more than a decade ago and prompted a public inquiry into the ethics of the press and several criminal trials. —

Sam Tobin, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024 But when the conquering Romans march on Numidia, the simple farmer is dragged into a war with the motherland. —

Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for drag into