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
Two or three times we were compelled to stop and draw apart, because neither of us had strength left to use either claws or jaw.
From Bear Brownie The Life of a Bear by Robinson, H. P.
A knock on the door made them draw apart.
From The Reef by Wharton, Edith
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.
