drew back
Example Sentences
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Daniel-Hoste drew back from friends, concocting excuses to avoid meals out unless a friend offered to pay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Mr Baldwin has maintained he did not pull the trigger of the Colt .45 pistol and only drew back its hammer.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2024
You can hear the “record scratch as Jade drew back in her seat,” Chau writes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
In January, Russian Football Union president Alexander Dyukov drew back from a December threat to join the AFC after meeting with European football officials.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
Instinctively he drew back and as he did so the thought came with the sound: “The near forepaw’s dragging. He can’t use it properly.”
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
