Sentence examples for drawn across from inspiring English sources

The 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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