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
Once or twice, I saw the two draw apart in some debate which I knew had to do with me.
From The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive by Mathes, Harry A.
It was a place where one might draw apart from all the world and contemplate the little thing that men call Life.
From The Precipice by Peattie, Elia Wilkinson
Mr. Salper had seemed inclined, as he usually did, to draw apart by himself, but at the very beginning of the boys’ story, he evinced an almost fierce interest.
From The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance by Chapman, Allen
