draw back
Example Sentences
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“We can’t allow this kind of bullying to make us so fearful that we are paralyzed and that we draw back from our core values.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2025
At the Black Conservative Federation RNC's event, attendees spoke of the long effort to draw back voters to the party of Lincoln.
From Salon • Jul. 24, 2024
"People don't know what to say. They draw back."
From BBC • May 5, 2024
With just under seven minutes left, Washington State scored four straight points, including two Jones free throws to draw back within two.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024
Attend to me as I draw back the curtain to reveal a long-kept minstrel’s secret Let’s say you are out at an inn.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
