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Discover LudwigThe phrase "drawn across" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that has been pulled or stretched over a surface or area.
Example: "The curtain was drawn across the window to block out the sunlight."
Alternatives: "pulled over" or "stretched across".
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Bows were drawn across strings.
He was drawn across the Syrian border into a zone of both war and jihadi kidnapping.
The curtains were drawn across the windows in all the rooms.
The thin paper sheet drawn across its vinyl is a laughable barrier against germs.
Matelot stripes drawn across the Junya Watanabe show were a clarion call for seashore and summer.
Between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula the boundary is usually drawn across the Singapore Strait.
I was drawn across the field to a flash of pink: common spotted orchids.
His goatee is well-trimmed, perfectly drawn across his upper lip and around his chin.
Within minutes, it was as if a curtain of flame had been drawn across the waterfront.
The niqab is a veil that is drawn across the face, usually leaving the eyes visible.
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