sagged; sagging
1
: to droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
2
a
: to lose firmness, resiliency, or vigor
spirits sagging from overwork
b
: to decline especially from a thriving state
3
: drift
4
: to fail to stimulate or retain interest
: to cause to sag : leave slack in
1
: a tendency to drift (as of a ship to leeward)
2
a
: a sagging part
the sag in a rope
b
: a drop or depression below the surrounding area
c
: an instance or amount of sagging
3
: a temporary decline (as in the price of a commodity)
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Examples of sag in a Sentence
Verb
The roof is sagging in the middle.
The economy began to sag.
As all our efforts failed, our spirits sagged.
Noun
if there's too much sag in the rod, the curtains will drag on the floor
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Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 1 Nov. 2024
With a rich texture and a citrus scent, the cream targets sagging skin with firming collagen and amino acids.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
The infant in Mary’s arms looks both heavy and lighter than air; his plump left leg reacts with flowy pink cloth to create movement that is also a palpable sag.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
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Verb
To be fair, popularity among the nation’s three biggest states sagged.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 1 Nov. 2024
With a rich texture and a citrus scent, the cream targets sagging skin with firming collagen and amino acids.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
Koch’s Jeff is a little too Dennis Reynolds without the farcical absurdity of Always Sunny’s context, and whenever the play hops away from Darius and Kenneth and over to this very bad editor’s nostalgia trip, the action sags.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
The infant in Mary’s arms looks both heavy and lighter than air; his plump left leg reacts with flowy pink cloth to create movement that is also a palpable sag.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Sag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sag. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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sag
1 of 2 verb
sagged; sagging
1
: to droop or sink below the normal or right level
2
: to become less firm or strong
saggy
adjective
ˈsag-ē
sag
2 of 2 noun1
: a sagging part or area
the sag in a rope
2
: an instance or amount of sagging
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