draw back
Example Sentences
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Instead of playing Lecter as obviously monstrous, "you go the opposite way, you draw back", he explains.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
There were two stagehands waiting to draw back the curtains for us to go on and one said: “‘You nervous?’
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
I thought Dallas would be the Kraken’s best first-round draw, back when that was still in question.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2023
“Are we really the right body to draw back from that understanding?,” he asked, strongly suggesting he thought the answer was no.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
I jumped onto my bed, flopping a lot so that he had to draw back his arm to avoid getting squished by the mattress.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
