drawing out
Example Sentences
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The two women whistled and shook a bag of food in the hope of drawing out a cat gone missing for days.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
RedBird Capital Partners has abandoned its $660 million deal for Britain’s Daily Telegraph, further drawing out a yearslong saga for control of the 170-year-old newspaper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
“Dissociative” is a decent descriptor for Isella’s music, too — disorienting, unnerving, drawing out emotions you might not understand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
Everything about Banana Cake brings my backward glances into focus with the passing years drawing out the spaces in between the things that shook, uprooted, and sent me hurtling in a new direction.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2025
They seemed to linger on the field, drawing out their notes, waiting.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
