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
A knock on the door made them draw apart.
From The Reef by Wharton, Edith
Both were silent, holding each other's hands, and then with a slow, almost imperceptible movement they began to draw apart.
From The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico by Fogazzaro, Antonio
To counteract any tendency of the sides to draw apart, a light cross bar should be fixed on the back of the ladder behind the top and bottom rungs.
From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald
