draw back

Example Sentences

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Instead of playing Lecter as obviously monstrous, "you go the opposite way, you draw back", he explains.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

There were two stagehands waiting to draw back the curtains for us to go on and one said: “‘You nervous?’

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

“They want to clean up the city’s image and use this conference as a way to draw back tourism,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2023

“When you’re able to draw back on experience and you’re able to lean on experience, that’s going to be huge.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

Sir Mador de la Porte’s heart turned over at the same time—but it was too late to draw back.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White