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
The room, in fact, was as stifling as an oven, and Earle’s first act was to draw apart the heavy curtains and throw wide the shutters, thus letting in both air and light.
From In Search of El Dorado by Collingwood, Harry
That forenoon King shook hands with Archie, Teddy, Gratton, and the rest, made his formal bows to Gloria's girl friends, and felt relief when the inept banalities languished and he was free to draw apart.
From The Everlasting Whisper by Gregory, Jackson
Mr. Pope—gentlemen," Gay went on turning to the others, "will you excuse me if I draw apart with our young madam.
From Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' by Pearce, Charles Edward
