draw apart
Example Sentences
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As with Jeeves, I struggle when I try to draw apart the strands of the enormous, tangled Jack Reacher knot in my memory.
From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2020
A couple’s lips brush slowly for a kiss, then draw apart.
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2012
A knock on the door made them draw apart.
From The Reef by Wharton, Edith
Regiments might draw apart, leaving wide gaps between, and no one would know it in all that hurricane.
From The Scouts of Stonewall The Story of the Great Valley Campaign by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
Whether they become engaged or whether they draw apart from one another, the little one knows all about it before any of their intimates.
From The Sexual Life of the Child by Paul, Eden
