ready to be drawn

Example Sentences

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Biden was not ready to be drawn into that argument at that point.

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2020

Gold pieces accumulate in the banks, ready to be drawn out, given as presents, redeposited and sent back to the Reserve vaults again.

From Time Magazine Archive

The world held no better feast for his eyes than the sight of a long row of big bales of fleece, tied, stamped with the Moreno brand, ready to be drawn away to the mills.

From Ramona by Jackson, Helen Hunt

Supposing that the tube is now ready to be drawn down, the operator will remove it from the flame, and will gently pull the ends apart, interrupting his turning as little as possible.

From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard

When no moisture is perceptible and yet the wisp does not break asunder, the hay is ready to be drawn.

From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Shaw, Thomas