draw back
Example Sentences
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“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
"People don't know what to say. They draw back."
From BBC • May 5, 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
Harry saw the Dursleys draw back against the wall as one.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
