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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Verb
After Wilson went to the NFL, observers wondered if BYU’s quarterback play would sag. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Aug. 2022 Loose hinges can cause the door to sag and rub on the upper part of the frame. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2022 Our recent cold front is doing its best to sag southeast of us, where most of the clouds and rain activity may focus. A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 15 July 2022 The housing market continues to sag under the weight of record-high home prices and higher mortgage rates. Anna Bahney, CNN, 9 June 2022 Most of this fuel spilled into a fire suppression line and sat there for six months, causing the line to sag. Audrey Mcavoy, Anchorage Daily News, 1 July 2022 Bookshelves sag beneath the weight of volumes devoted to everything from his stint as an 18-year-old ambulance driver in World War I to his last days in Ketchum, Idaho. John J. Miller, WSJ, 20 May 2022 If the ball is heavy enough, the film will sag so much that any other objects will roll inescapably down toward the heaviest one. Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2022 Low temperatures should merely sag into the low to mid-50s.Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2022
Noun
Avengers 5 hits theaters on May 2nd, while Avengers 6 ends the sag on November 7th, 2025. Chris Smith, BGR, 30 Aug. 2022 Jerome Littles, 38, won’t let his T-shirts near a sag-inducing hanger. Jamie Waters, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 The roof bars tension the whole tent nicely, pulling against the stakes, so there’s no slack in the walls and no sag in the roof. Bill Gifford, Outside Online, 26 July 2022 Keep your core and glutes engaged to avoid hip sag. Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 16 May 2021 Seven days a week, the company stocks a free sag stop for cyclists on the Rose Canyon Bike Path, complete with fruit, energy bars, water, sports drinks, and Chamois Butt’r. Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014 Exports are weakening in Asia as China’s neighbors watch their largest market sag. Jason Douglas, WSJ, 12 May 2022 The sag in ridership illustrates the lagging return to downtown offices, particularly in older cities where railroad commuting predated the automobile. Scott Calvert, WSJ, 6 Mar. 2022 Forecasters were watching a cold front sag southward across the state, with rain and a few storms ahead of it. Leigh Morgan, al, 20 Jan. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English saggen; akin to Middle Low German sacken to sink, Norwegian dialect sakka
ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤a bit, slightly有點兒下陷/略微下垂➤visibly明顯委靡◇She seemed to visibly sag at the thought of what lay ahead.她似乎一想到將要遇到的事就明顯變得很消沉。➤limply無力地下垂◇All she could do was sag limply in his arms.她能做的只有無力地倒在他懷裏。➤back, down, forward向後仰;向下垂;向前傾◇Martin sighed and sagged back in his chair.馬丁歎了口氣,癱坐在椅子上。◇Helga's body sagged forward.黑爾佳向前癱倒下去。PREPOSITION➤against斜靠着◇She sagged against the door.她倚在門上。➤under在⋯重壓下下陷◇The shelf sagged under the weight of hundreds of volumes.在數百本書的重壓下,書架向下凹陷了。PHRASES➤sag in the middle中間下陷◇a mattress that was beginning to sag in the middle中間開始凹陷的牀墊