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Example sentences for "dragged himself"

  • He dragged himself wearily to the parsonage--he would try there, the priest would be less startled by the "Wiesherrle" than the peasant.

  • Step by step he dragged himself in his torn shoes along the rough village street.

  • His feet could scarcely support him under the burden, panting for breath, he dragged himself to the proscenium.

  • As he dragged himself up to his fourth floor, the stimulant he had taken began to work upon his starved senses.

  • Struck by her silence at last, he looked up--watched her a moment--then he dragged himself up to her and knelt beside her.

  • He dragged himself to the German Athenaeum, of which he had become a member in the first flush of his inheritance.

  • On the fifth day he dragged himself to the door of the cell.

  • When morning came, he dragged himself to the stream for a drink.

  • He whined softly, and inch by inch he dragged himself nearer to her until again his head rested in the hollow of her lap.

  • Until he dragged himself out on the opposite shore, the extent of his injuries was not impressed upon him fully.

  • But it was the girl's hand that made him tremble and shiver, and when she drew back, urging him to follow her, he dragged himself painfully a foot or two through the snow.

  • With an effort he dragged himself to his feet, but fell back into the snow again.

  • At those sounds Kazan's whole body relaxed, and he dragged himself to the girl's feet.

  • When he reached the bank he dragged himself up weakly.

  • He had walked a long way, crept farther, dragged himself to this cabin.

  • He dragged himself to the bank of the stream to cleanse his wounds.

  • With this in hand he dragged himself on hands and knees to the river.

  • His modest conveyance stopped at the gate, and he dragged himself to the kitchen entrance; his whole demeanour betrayed great mental and physical tiredness.

  • The room was too hot for Slimak; he dragged himself up and staggered to the barn, where he fell into a bundle of straw.

  • He dragged himself to the stable, but he hesitated.

  • With difficulty he dragged himself on to a knoll to see where he was.

  • Then he dragged himself out of the chair, shook hands and bade me good-night.

  • He dragged himself forward, and at that I struck.

  • Buck," cried old Joe Cumberland and he dragged himself up and stood tottering.

  • He dragged himself wearily up on one elbow.

  • Then he dragged himself across to the other end of the ledge and attempted to corner the captive.

  • Then, laboriously and doggedly, he dragged himself up the splintered slope, still being forced around to the right, till there fell away below him a gulf into which it was not good for the nervous to look.

  • With excruciating effort he dragged himself to the edge of the terrace and looked down.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "dragged himself" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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