draw back
Example Sentences
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“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
"People don't know what to say. They draw back."
From BBC • May 5, 2024
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
Over to his left Winston saw the man in the white coat break an ampoule and draw back the plunger of a syringe.
From "1984" by George Orwell
