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

Splicing the Reed.—As the reed naturally coils somewhat take care to splice it so that the coil in the two pieces remains the same, otherwise it would draw apart.

From Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care by McGlauflin, Idabelle

Both were silent, holding each other's hands, and then with a slow, almost imperceptible movement they began to draw apart.

From The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico by Fogazzaro, Antonio

The doubt was suddenly resolved when he saw them check their movement, retire, and draw apart from the remainder of the Nawab's army.

From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Strang, Herbert