draw back

Example Sentences

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Instead of playing Lecter as obviously monstrous, "you go the opposite way, you draw back", he explains.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

“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

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

“When you’re able to draw back on experience and you’re able to lean on experience, that’s going to be huge.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

Even now it seemed quite likely that when she turned round and looked at him she would draw back after all.

From "1984" by George Orwell