draw back
Example Sentences
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“What was lovely about that,” Morton begins and then stops, wondering if she should draw back the curtain on the creative process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
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
And it's a gamble that culture journalist Lauren O'Neill, who's written a column about Love Island, thinks could pay off and draw back "fatigued" fans.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 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
I ask, encouraging conversation so he has to draw back a little.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
