draw back

Example Sentences

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I drew back in alarm, but Mien was behind me.

From Literature

It didn’t just wrinkle its muzzle and draw back its lips; it smiled with its whole body.

From Literature

The storekeeper drew back and said, “The whole half bushel!”

From Literature

I reached out and touched one of the branches and then quickly drew back, as though the leaves might burn me.

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The manticore drew back its lips—pale, almost white—and bared its teeth.

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