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    Use "tug" in a sentence

    tug example sentences

    tug


    tugged


    tugging


    tugs


    1. "We’ve got a genuine tug on the line


    2. It was nothing more than an overgrown mining tug of a bygone era with a big bad burner on it boosting an apartment building of pressure chambers into the unknown


    3. The tug connected to


    4. The tug was totally due to me


    5. He thought she might even like it, the tug of one gee could get boring at times


    6. hSkaiya took another tug and passed it to Jorma, who joined them with just a taste


    7. played tug of war with each of a man’s arms


    8. Desa and Marcue each gave a tug on a harness at the same time, but that was more symbolic than any percentage of the effort they exerted


    9. "Whatever that means," Alec said continuing to tug on his beard


    10. The speed of the icy cold water rushing upwards in the tunnel immediately tried to tug his head off from his shoulders

    11. Then it goes completely underwater and she feels a substantial sort-of tug on the line


    12. appearing to tug at her hair, so hard that Danny wondered if there was some kind of masochistic


    13. At what cost had she poured out her detestable story? The degradation which had been harboured in her soul like a sunken vessel and with a great tug at its lashings raised from the murky depths


    14. The last thing she remembered was sitting down on the bed to tug her wet jeans off her bare feet


    15. Then, he reached into the next box, grabbed the protesting hen by the neck and encouraged her to abandon her nest with a gentle tug


    16. Merely a second after he finished that thought, the bookmaster felt a mighty tug on his line, one that just about pulled his arms right off


    17. Sandra gave one last frantic tug and managed to free herself, but before she could move the cat was on her, thumping into her chest, knocking her backwards against the barbed wire


    18. A small rusty tug was berthed where his submersible had been moored earlier


    19. They walked over to the tug


    20. Collecting the backpacks and supplies Dawn had bought, they hurried out to the tug

    21. A beaten up old tug registered to a Harry Granger out of Christchurch


    22. ” She gave Kay a gentle tug


    23. Grindel had been studying the carvings in the Taproot Chamber when the familiar tug cut through his thoughts


    24. Reese gazed down at the wounds, finished the wrap on the second bandage with a tug, and then pulled her dress back down over the pair


    25. “Sorry guys, I guess I am just getting in the way; maybe I will just wait in the car!” Helen turned and took a step, but she was stopped by the tug on her elbow


    26. The movement caused a tug on the back of my hand, and I looked down to see an IV taped to it


    27. Stiffening, I crossed my arms over my breasts, curling my legs under me, even as I felt the tug that his presence always had on me


    28. Yes; he felt a tug of something at his heartstrings, an acknowledgement that they could have really had something


    29. They were boring, but the set-up of a pier hidden from the sea captured her attention, as did a boat tied alongside, half fishing craft and half oceangoing tug


    30. I reached in and gave a tug on his strap for him

    31. However, there was something odd concerning the movement of the coast guard cutter: like any vessel of its size, it came and went on high tide – except occasionally – when the cutter got underway at dusk, regardless of the state of the tide and, more or less, at the same inopportune hour, a tug would arrive with a log barge


    32. He could recall occasions when the tide was so low that the cutter barely slipped through the narrows, and sure enough, just after she cleared, a tug entered with a barge


    33. By checking old calendars, they found that it wasn’t ‘occasionally’ that the cutter departed and a tug entered just at dusk: it was with precision, every three months – on the tenth – most unusual in a country where nothing happens with such punctuality


    34. The timing of her departure was truly impressive: as the sleek form of the cutter receded from view, an inbound sea-going tug appeared, towing, at the end of a long cable, a barge stacked high with logs


    35. He steadied a hand against the burned window frame and peered at the shimmering image of the tug and barge seemingly unmoving across the wide expanse of harbor


    36. Light faded and the orange of the clouds capping the mountains changed to purple, then black, and floodlights suddenly colored the log yard and pier with yellowed tones; still, the tug strained against its load


    37. It was difficult not to notice an old tug moving a log barge into the harbor that the cutter passed between channel buoys


    38. Sucking the tanks out, scraping the space encrustations from the hulls, sometimes going out with his employer into orbit to recover a derelict, old Vink patiently letting him fly the tug once in a while when he’d had a couple of pipes


    39. But then, she saw the corners of his mouth tug up a little and down a little


    40. The Pilgrim woke him up with a jolt to his sides, and a tug at his vest

    41. His father, Chief Bow-maker, had told him that when he was a very small boy, which recollection brought a small, faint tug at his heart


    42. Quickly encircling her shoulder, he gave her a small tug, reminding himself of how very fortunate he had been


    43. Another tug and a quick glance back


    44. Ethan interrupted her with a violent tug:


    45. that tug and wrench my frame,


    46. I tug my hair over one shoulder and bend over


    47. The corners of his mouth tug down, and he gives me a grave look


    48. Now that I have lost that position, I can feel the tug toward resentment, as strong and sure as a hand around my arm


    49. With a single tug by Barret on the lock, it slid weakly


    50. What followed was a tug of war match between Sis and Akito with me in the middle














































    1. They stop, the dog and the tugged,


    2. tugged and blown above long eared grasses


    3. 'Please, mummy,' Harsh said and tugged at her saree


    4. on the floor as we tugged at the bottle


    5. Both men struggled to remove it; Tarak’s muscles rippled in his arms and upper shoulders as he pulled and tugged the massive root free


    6. Self-consciously she tugged at the T-shirt's neckline


    7. 'How?' she said as she tugged my hand


    8. The idea that someone could be truly concerned with her welfare tugged at an emotion that she felt gone from her life


    9. “Sorry to disturb you,” Jorma said to them and tugged Ava away


    10. tugged on the levers which engaged the pump itself

    11. The gorse tugged at his


    12. Standing before the window, she tugged all the snarl's from her hair and allowed it to fall softly across her shoulders


    13. tugged at his cuffs once again


    14. Alex took hold of her hand and gently tugged her in that direction, but Mike wasn't moving, so she flashed him a silent plead, to leave them alone


    15. Wrapping his arm around her waist, he tugged her in the door of the third house, and pinned her to the wall


    16. " Beth tugged her face up to look straight at her


    17. As the fight proceeded, she tried to escape only to be tugged to the ground


    18. As the blind man merged with the crowd and disappeared in the flow of traffic, Brice tugged at his dimpled cheek, shook his head, and then turned and began walking away


    19. "Should we knock?" Theodorous asked, looking puzzled as he tugged his mustache


    20. Immediately, he tugged on the blue threads, redirecting its course moments before it slammed into the earth

    21. “Is this a compromise?” I laughed, and tugged on a stray hair that was hanging in her face


    22. as though it could rip through the skin if she tugged a little


    23. Golden Frog viciously pulled the remains of the field apart and tugged at the artery


    24. The wind tugged Danny’s head back round


    25. Kurt looked at Elizabeth Then tugged at Isabelle’s sleeve, who was talking with the pilot


    26. Twisting a leaf from one of the trees, I chewed on it thoughtfully as I tugged at the rope of the tired donkey


    27. Still the notion tugged at him that this was not his reality, merely a simulation designed to keep him engaged in this world


    28. Just the mention of Helen tugged at my heartstrings and brought a smile to my face Beth continued


    29. The pair tugged and pulled like a couple


    30. That certainly tugged at my heartstrings, but I couldn’t help noticing that all the other cats seemed so mellow

    31. Then I heard and watched as the bullets scythed through the grass coming towards us I dropped to the floor and tugged on the tether pulling Sam down as well as the bullets went over us


    32. Another, high on the stage, could not comprehend the swirling mass of emotions that tugged at her heart


    33. She tugged the hood back over her head and glanced at Josh


    34. Carmen hung her coat and tugged the boots off her wet feet


    35. Something was stuck under her nose and when she tried to move her hand, something tugged on it


    36. A peculiar mix of emotions tugged at Raven as he strode through Ruby Tower, headed for the warden’s office


    37. Something tugged on her belt loop and Alex swung her around, jerking her into his embrace


    38. Placing the flashlight on Brutus, she grabbed the sack with both hands and tugged


    39. Again she tugged and accomplished about the same


    40. He tugged on his boots and led her through a large formal dining room

    41. The narrowed eyes and head tilt Books gave her said he saw through her manipulation, but his expression suddenly grew thoughtful, and he tugged his beard


    42. ” Amaranthe tugged the paper cutter and one of the boxes into her arms, leaving the rest for Maldynado


    43. Amaranthe tugged at the collar of her blouse


    44. She waited for two more fights to pass, so Arbitan would forget about her, and then tugged on Maldynado’s arm


    45. She deemed the clearing the most likely meeting place and tugged Maldynado into a shadowy nook where they could observe


    46. Before he could answer Darcie tugged his elbow and moved him toward an enthusiastic group of ladies and began introducing him to their gleaming smiles


    47. He tugged her along in front of the cellar door, and then moved into the archway, stepping back onto the landing


    48. I found Marco, put my arm around his waist and tugged him into a half-hug and kissed him on the cheek


    49. I was lying under the tractor, trying to repair a damaged hose when Uncle Hobart tugged at my leg


    50. Someone knelt at his side, and as Frank tried to focus his eyes, he felt his wrist being tugged as they were secured with something











































    1. By dint of her breathing in a lot and me tugging hard, we manage to get her into it


    2. 'How did he do that?' Fred muttered, tugging at his curly hair


    3. 'Take it off,' she said, tugging at my shirt


    4. stools, Alistair tugging off his cap automatically


    5. At his instruction, the three men indicated started tugging on a


    6. ” he handed over the clamps he was tugging the thread with


    7. " He commanded, tugging her chin up again


    8. Her hair, radiant, glossy yellow curls, covered her face as she stopped tugging on her slacks and looked up at Alec with her twin pupils of white


    9. Now, along the outskirts of the devastation, Lady Katrina moved through the shadows of toppled walls and skeletal structures of scorched framework, keeping her black wig fixed to her head by tugging it downward


    10. Solo Ki was on the other handle, tugging with all the strength his thin arms possessed

    11. Ben steered his front carriage by positioning his weight from side to side and occasionally tugging at the hand rims on the wheels


    12. His mouth moved about on her belly, his tongue running over her flesh as he brought his lips higher until she felt them tugging, sucking on her right tit


    13. There was a rushing sound for a moment as he felt the air rush past his skin, tugging at him as it did so, then a total silence descended as there was no longer any atmosphere for sound to propagate within


    14. Frank could feel the wind tugging at them both


    15. But there was a horrible feeling of guilt tugging at his heart, and it made him uncomfortable


    16. screaming and crying, with some of the men, at least, tugging at


    17. “No,” she wailed, tears streaming down her face, her bloody hands tugging at the stubborn material in desperation


    18. rouse her, even tugging at her arm a little, as though he would have


    19. Sespian kept catching himself tugging at his collar or wiping moist hands on his trousers, so the casual facade probably wasn’t fooling anyone


    20. Since she'd seen the stars sparkling on the horizon something had been nagging away at the back of her mind, pulling at her, tugging urgently

    21. In desperation the young badger sat back on his haunches and began tugging at it with strong lunges


    22. "Now listen," I said, tugging at his sleeve


    23. Something was tugging at his subconscious


    24. “You theenk the police always good, always help? You theenk that,” she asked, tugging at the phone in quick sharp jerks


    25. She helped me wrestle the dress over my head, tugging and pulling it into place


    26. Kevin came close to flipping over his mount’s head as the stallion, without direction from his rider, suddenly reversed then danced nervously sideways as he tried to dismount, kicking his animal and tugging at the reins


    27. The crate began to move, with a trio of the lads pulling and tugging and gently cursing


    28. Brian looked at her from the corner of his eye while tugging at a bushy sideburn


    29. They soon found that Fin’s foot was stuck between the rocks and it took them a lot a tugging and wrenching to free it


    30. Hilderich was insisting that Amonas listened to what he had to say, tugging his cloak with a grip that belied his feebleness and injuries

    31. The three Poles followed suit, and soon the four men were tugging and pushing a thirty-foot boat through the marsh towards Zaminoski’s boathouse


    32. One-handedly she opened up the top of his Levi’s and began tugging at his shirttails


    33. Then her lips were on my nipple, licking it erect and then gently tugging at it with her teeth and lips, sucking it into her mouth, flicking and caressing it with her tongue


    34. “What about these ones?” she said to her brother, striding tall and yet cautiously through the thick underbrush, with long, prickly, arching creepers tugging at her leggings


    35. A ragged tugging on the raft brought sudden alarm


    36. She felt a tugging again


    37. He started tugging at Bosco’s arm


    38. I feel a thread tugging me again, but this time I know that it isn’t some sinister force dragging me toward death


    39. What else could explain the powerful tugging she felt when he raised his cup to his lips and some of the red juice dribbled down his cheek? What else could explain her sudden, consuming desire to grab hold of the body of a man she hardly knew? She couldn’t control herself


    40. “Manda,” Noah said, tugging at her shirtsleeve as she was about to start down the porch steps

    41. tugging arm of a prisoner in the early hours and was fast asleep in Jack’s bed


    42. The jock looked at me, tugging at me with a simple gesture but it was enough to pull me across to him, our torsos bumping into one another as he grabbed me around the waist


    43. answered his enticing caresses by tugging at his shorts


    44. something moving with each tugging of the water


    45. ” She said standing up and tugging at him arm


    46. “What exactly drives you nuts so I can do it again?” I steal a look at her, a smile tugging at the corners of my mouth


    47. Mick began tugging on the bottom of his slip on shirt


    48. Gently tugging on Selma’s sleeve, Nyla got the


    49. Tugging gently at his collar, the Pastor’s eyes moved from the reporter to the camera, looking a little nervous


    50. “Ayyy! He is tugging on my shirt!” shouted Yania









































    1. Schulz tugs at his glasses


    2. that tugs at her hips


    3. We were almost two miles off shore when we cut the engines and made ready to fish, testing the twine with gentle tugs and hanging the blinding light over the side to attract the squid


    4. Bex tugs her Dad's arm as she replies


    5. Two more tugs and then she saw lights coming down the drive


    6. He pulled his tie off in two tugs and began to work the buttons of his shirt from the collar down


    7. Even as Kevin attempted to mount, the stallion completely ignored the confusing series of tugs he applied to the reins, and tossed its head to slacken them, spinning in tight disobedient circles


    8. ” Zeke tugs on the pulley attached to the steel cable


    9. He wraps his hand around my elbow, his thumb pressing to the soft skin above my forearm, and tugs me toward him


    10. She tugs at the hem of her shirt, then clasps her hands in front of her

    11. Matthew tugs it open and takes a bite out of the apple he’s holding


    12. Her wrist tugs against the handcuff, just enough that the metal carves a line into her skin


    13. He crosses his arms, then tugs at the string around his throat with his thumb


    14. The thread tugs harder, and I stoke the flame with names


    15. The hooting of the tugs as the ship pulled away


    16. Tugs on the treacherous ropes


    17. “What is it?” I dab tears as she tugs me toward the second garage door


    18. “What?” Sean grabs Zachary’s arms and tugs him off furiously


    19. A wicked smile tugs at the corners of my mouth, 'My little flower


    20. series of tugs on me by the Gypsies and accepted their invitation to

    21. Cutters armed with M-60 machine guns included the 140-foot icebreaking tugs Katmai Bay, Mobile Bay, Bristol Bay, Neah Bay, and Biscayne Bay; and the newer icebreakers and buoy tenders Mackinaw, Alder and Hollyhock (Tasikas, “Rush-Bagot…,” 2006)


    22. After a few hard tugs from his lips, the cool, brackish tasting electrolyte fluid began to pour


    23. He took gentle tugs, and some


    24. He tugs open his pack and wordlessly hands me a few strips of dried jerky, and I eat them without comment


    25. The villager tugs on Rugged’s injured arm, “Ow! What the hell are you doing?” He turns around to see that Hack’s momentum must have carried him right into a giant spider web


    26. The villager then tugs on Hack’s arm, Hack turns, “What?”


    27. Following Warren’s detailed instructions, the harbor master assigned harbor tugs to guide the ungainly ship to the docking port furthest away from the populated portions of the station


    28. The pilot took control and called in the harbor tugs


    29. Once the tugs lift them off they never touch the surface again


    30. “For what it’s worth, the engineers back at the ship yard felt that the structure in Elizabeth’s aft section would support her weight on Earth’s moon if tugs put her down, but nothing larger, and they cautioned against taking her into an atmosphere or too near the asteroid belt

    31. A few more tugs removed a chunk of


    32. The tugs would be on station in a matter of half an hour, and divers were about to be dropped from helicopters into the water, to investigate and set up new lines of communication


    33. The two thousand five hundred transports, consisting of barges, tugs, and light craft massed in the invasion ports came under intense attacks from RAF Bomber Command and Coastal Command


    34. To get the first wave across, the Germans gathered one hundred and seventy cargo ships, one thousand three hundred barges, and five hundred tugs


    35. “Get a radio message to the tugs, and warn them, we require immediate help


    36. I have received a reply from the tugs, and by the time they get here, I think it will be too late to pull us clear


    37. “The crew are trying to get tugs here and they are also attempting to seal up the holes in the ship


    38. She checked whether the rescue boat was still working with the Nima Maru and discovered it was not; only the tugs were with her, towing her to the dry-dock facility at the terminus, for repair


    39. I had too, I had to know the tugs, struggles, and temptations, and in spite of all them, I overcame


    40. tugs at the pants’ zipper

    41. He tugs on my arm


    42. more tugs and there was finally enough room for the woman


    43. ” He tugs the ends of his bowtie and raises his chin delightedly, then motions at Glacia


    44. A grimace tugs on Orcher’s mouth


    45. Glacia tugs my hand lightly and we step off the platform onto a clean-cut trail that follows the hill into the trees


    46. A signal of two tugs, followed by another single tug, then two more meant for me to follow in down after him


    47. Three rapid tugs was the signal that he was in trouble and I was to pull him back to me as quickly as I could


    48. Once the Holy Spirit starts this sanctification process within you – be prepared for some major battles and tugs of wars with Him once He starts coming after some of the negative qualities operating in your personality


    49. He sees the magic between the water and himself and he pulls on it, tugs at it, imagines the magic stilling the water, calming it, deep at the molecular level — so the water’s spinning hydrogen atoms lock together and crystals form on the ground and in the sky


    50. ignored tugs on his arms as he made his way to where




































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    Synonyms for "tug"

    jerk tug towboat tower tugboat lug tote drive labor labour push pull tow haul grab yank

    "tug" definitions

    a sudden abrupt pull


    a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships


    pull hard


    strive and make an effort to reach a goal


    tow (a vessel) with a tug


    carry with difficulty


    move by pulling hard


    pull or strain hard at


    struggle in opposition