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

At Twitter, Mr. Musk drew back the curtain on what the company’s executives did in 2020 by linking to a lengthy Twitter thread by independent journalist Matt Taibbi.

From Washington Times • Dec. 4, 2022

A wave drew back, like a hand, then advanced and touched my foot.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath