draw apart
Example Sentences
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The Angels deal pushes that footprint south, into Orange County’s market of more than 3 million people, with its own economy, corporate base and tourism draw apart from Los Angeles proper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
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
During the period of waiting, chiefs, leaving their own following, greet each other, and draw apart for converse among themselves.
From John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising by Bertram Mitford
Bodies press close to each other in misery, as in cold, but hearts draw apart.
From Les Misérables by Isabel Florence Hapgood
