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

Both were silent, holding each other's hands, and then with a slow, almost imperceptible movement they began to draw apart.

From The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico by Fogazzaro, Antonio

Mr. Pope—gentlemen," Gay went on turning to the others, "will you excuse me if I draw apart with our young madam.

From Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' by Pearce, Charles Edward

And, most important, from the very start she trained her household to respect her right thus to draw apart.

From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.