How to use "tug" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "tug" in popular movie and book plots

  • Both parties tug on the quiz paper, only for it to rip and cause Nate to receive a detention slip from mr Staples.  - Big Nate: In a Class by Himself
  • Evening comes and a tug on his line presents him with the body of a woman.  - Night Fishing (film)
  • Though converted to Islam, Karthy is unable to resist the primeval tug of her original religion.  - Sufi Paranja Katha
  • The two have a tug of war and the wand breaks in half.  - The Wiggles Movie
  • Caught in a tug of war between his cold aunt and his promiscuous and suicidal uncle – neither of which, knows how to raise a child.  - Katzhen
  • A police tug boat catches up to the Maria and the Celebrity is hidden in the ballast area.  - The Celebrity
  • Lászlo secures more money for the film but Jerzy feels the tug of the Solidarity events and his family back in Poland.  - Passion (1982 film)
  • The trip takes 16 days because of inclement weather, and the battered ship must use a tug boat to get into port.  - Youth (Conrad short story)
  • Agate does not wish to die, what ensues is a physical tug of war with her mother for her life.  - A Woman in Amber
  • The Germans order the crew into the lifeboats and sink the tug and the barge.  - Thunder Afloat
  • Against his better judgment, they are soon jetting up to KL-5 on the tug with 2 stowaways, Michael and Kumiko.  - Escape from Jupiter
  • The tug is also sunk, but its crew manages to capture the submarine when it surfaces.  - The Land That Time Forgot (novel)
  • Gunn and Angel play tug of war with the shroud until Angel convinces Gunn to let go.  - The Shroud of Rahmon
  • An incoming ship is anchored similarly a couple of miles away, awaiting a tug to go upriver.  - The Secret Sharer
  • When Zoe sees his blanket, Elmo refuses to share, resulting in a tug of war that rips Elmo's blanket.  - The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
  • Dracula returns to the lab and engages in a brief tug of war with the Wolf Man over Wilbur's gurney.  - Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

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