draw back

Example Sentences

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With just under seven minutes left, Washington State scored four straight points, including two Jones free throws to draw back within two.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024

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

King Charles pulled a cord to draw back material which had covered the name on an easel.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2023

Over to his left Winston saw the man in the white coat break an ampoule and draw back the plunger of a syringe.

From "1984" by George Orwell