draw back
Example Sentences
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Nor is it good news for workers, whose job security becomes less stable if businesses draw back on investment and start to cut costs.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025
“We can’t allow this kind of bullying to make us so fearful that we are paralyzed and that we draw back from our core values.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2025
At the Black Conservative Federation RNC's event, attendees spoke of the long effort to draw back voters to the party of Lincoln.
From Salon • Jul. 24, 2024
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
The wolf slid to the left and leapt before she could draw back the spear.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
