drawing out
Example Sentences
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The two women whistled and shook a bag of food in the hope of drawing out a cat gone missing for days.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
RedBird Capital Partners has abandoned its $660 million deal for Britain’s Daily Telegraph, further drawing out a yearslong saga for control of the 170-year-old newspaper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Everything about Banana Cake brings my backward glances into focus with the passing years drawing out the spaces in between the things that shook, uprooted, and sent me hurtling in a new direction.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2025
He walked to the point in the floor where there was apparently a hole for drawing out the sacred oil, and he started battering it with his hammer.
From Slate ● Dec. 15, 2024
She paused, as if drawing out the pleasure of turning them down.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
