| He considered peasants a reactionary force and peasant societies a drag on historical progress. |
| The present-opening seemed to drag on forever, and Kate was exhausted by the end of it from all the affected exclamations of surprise and thanks. |
| Perhaps most obvious is the drag on the economy imposed by widespread and unrestrained graft and corruption. |
| But the legal proceedings could drag on for years, and since desertion is not an extraditable offense, his clients are safe for some time. |
| She took a drag on her cigarette, blowing the smoke out through her nostrils. |
| Twentieth-century fundamentalism has acted as a drag on secularizing tendencies. |
