How to Use tug in a Sentence

tug

1 of 2 verb

• She tugged the cord until the plug came out of the wall socket.
• I felt someone tugging on my sleeve.
• Where the gaps are, gently tug on the hair to achieve the bubbles.
  — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 18 July 2023
• When the net dips, players tug on the loose end of the rope to pull it back up.
  — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022
• Garrett, though, wasn’t called up to tug at the heart strings.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2022
• Gray and his wife tug on the rope and the covering drops away.
  — al, 12 Jan. 2022
• At the end of your outing, tug the end of the cord to loosen and remove your boot.
  — Déjà Leonard, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
• One bird tugged at the cow’s head, which was now detached.
  — Meera Subramanian, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2024
• Use a firm hold close to the skin's surface and quickly tug on it.
  — Heather L. Brannon, Md, Verywell Health, 22 Mar. 2023
• But the stuff that tugs at the heartstrings is what could make these devices stick.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024
• The dogs are barking and tugging so hard that the sled, though fixed to a post, bucks and wobbles.
  — Taymour Soomro Scott Conarroe, New York Times, 10 May 2023
• If your greenery is struggling to slide out, gently tug on the base of the stems.
  — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 13 July 2022
• The bristles help define curls when hair is wet, and won’t tug or pull.
  — Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
• The first two wear bikinis, tug the tops to get their cleavage just right.
  — Lesley Finn, Longreads, 7 July 2022
• These should tug against the constant quarter note pulse.
  — Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
• There's even a set that mixes plush toys and tug toys in one for extra fun.
  — Lily Gray, PEOPLE.com, 12 Dec. 2021
• Don't be afraid to tug on the sections to really ramp up the volume.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 July 2023
• Use the tip of the paring knife or scissor blade to get under the dark vein and gently tug it out from the top.
  — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 16 Nov. 2021
• If the parchment bunches up in the dough—this can happen if the dough is very soft—tug it out and smooth it with the rolling pin.
  — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 8 Dec. 2023
• And Daldry has this great instinct for tugging on our heart strings.
  — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
• The little humans pull and tug at the masks constantly.
  — Gregory Krieg, CNN, 11 Aug. 2021
• Yet, there was still enough room for Cabello to pull and tug at the dress when needed.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Sep. 2021
• Enable lane keeping and the CR-V will tug at the wheel to keep you from wandering.
  — Beth Nichols, Car and Driver, 26 Jan. 2022
• This coming-of-age movie will tug at your heartstrings.
  — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 8 Dec. 2022
• Scoop with a spoon, cut with a knife or tug with your fingers to separate the mango from the peel.
  — Samantha Chery, sun-sentinel.com, 30 June 2021
• Now instead of pulling the cork out of the bottle, slowly and gently twist and tug the bottle from the cork.
  — John Debary, Bon Appétit, 3 Dec. 2022
• The procedure included a lot of shaking, the skillet tugged back and forth over the heat as the corn popped.
  — Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
• Be sure to gently apply any remover to the skin and make sure not to tug or pull to avoid damage.
  — Alyssa Rotunno, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2023
• Use it to tug up your shirt and show off a sliver of skin or your belly button ring.
  — Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 12 Sep. 2022
• So far, the mother's trial has tugged on the emotions of those in the courtroom, from the defendant to witnesses to victims' parents in attendance to even the lawyers.
  — Selina Guevara, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2024

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tug

2 of 2 noun

• He felt a gentle tug on his sleeve.
• Strikes will come as a sharp tug rather than a pull or rap.
  — Will Ryan, Field & Stream, 5 July 2023
• And at the center of the tug of war between them is Hannah.
  — Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2022
• Washington felt the throb and the pulse, the push and the tug of fierce winds on Saturday.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
• Dig deeper for more on the tug of war between the Fed and markets.
  — Joe Wallace, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2023
• Stick the pasties on your boob, lift each one with the tug of its top tab, then adhere it to your skin.
  — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2024
• Profile: Blaze loves to play with toys and likes to chase a ball around the yard as well as play tug of war.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2023
• This festive red bin is filled with squeaky toys, tug ropes and tasty treats for a Good Boy.
  — Natalie Alcala, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2022
• His fingers stray to the collar of his T-shirt, giving it a tug.
  — Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022
• Give a firm tug on the chute to be sure that it’s securely fastened.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2023
• The highlight of the day must have been the tug of war between nurses at the hospital.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 3 July 2023
• Children are pawns in this tug of war over their learning and their minds.
  — WSJ, 16 Mar. 2023
• Yee is also no stranger to the sometime uneasy tug of one’s roots.
  — Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
• The rock was transferred by crane onto smaller barges, which a tiny tug named the Capt. Curtis pushed to the site.
  — Lawrence Specker | [e-mail], al, 24 Aug. 2023
• However, the couch isn't just a couch; with a simple tug, a section of the wall pulls down to reveal a bed.
  — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 24 Mar. 2023
• There are even a few tug-of-war competitions to be had out there.
  — Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 4 Oct. 2022
• While many can be removed with just warm water and a gentle tug at the lashes, this isn't the case with all of them.
  — Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping, 27 Oct. 2022
• Between going electric and not needing a crew, the look of a tug is going to change.
  — Chris Kornelis, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2022
• Cue the jar being at the center of a tug of war, then cracking into a million tiny shards of glass.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2023
• There’s a major tug of war going on in the U.S. economy right now.
  — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
• There will also be games including beer stein races, a keg haul and tug-o-war.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022
• And perhaps we’re set up for a spiritual tug of war with her and Din.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2023
• The island of 23 million people is the rope in a giant game of tug of war that stretches across the South China Sea.
  — Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022
• The tugs’ powerful pumps soon provide some of the only water in the entire city.
  — WIRED, 15 June 2023
• Then, the warnings get louder and more frequent, the car tugs on your seatbelt, and the seat and steering wheel will vibrate.
  — Daniel Golson, The Verge, 27 Sep. 2023
• The budget also seeks $180 million to start work on a space tug, an idea that has floated around NASA for decades.
  — Byscience News Staff, science.org, 9 Mar. 2023
• All that’s left is for Maersk to sell four tug boats, a process that is ongoing, a spokesperson told Reuters.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 21 Feb. 2023
• In many places, grasslands and forests coexist in a slow-motion tug-of-war.
  — Julia Rosen, The Atlantic, 25 July 2022
• Romance scams aren’t the only ones with a strong emotional tug.
  — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2023
• The nation’s first all-electric tug boat has docked at the Port of San Diego and expects to begin emissions-free operations in about a month.
  — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024