Sentence examples for drew back at from inspiring English sources

But in each instance he drew back at the crucial moment, tempering his outpouring with a reminder of melody.

A case can be made for a theory that Isaiah drew back at the brink, incapable of conceiving a world wholly emptied of his people.

Beginning the song in the small sad voice of a woman confiding her feelings in a diary, Ms. O'Hara allowed its emotions to slowly engulf her until she drew back at the very last moment to swallow her feelings and repeat the title phrase in a near-murmur.

What about a fetus that draws back at the touch of a scalpel?

She had a new hairdo, drawn back at the sides, and what appeared to be expertly applied makeup.

As they went about their business – Djokovic flowering now in the sunshine, Murray happy to see the roof on the main court drawn back at last after playing two matches under cover – tension rippled through day six of the championships.

They often draw back at the last minute," he said.

As the cat's fear intensifies to the point where action (fleeing or fighting) is increasingly likely, the cat's mouth draws back at the corners to reveal her teeth in a snarl.

Both men lived in a dream and when the world broke in, not only demanding but imposing interpretations of their dream, they drew back in dismay at the intrusion.

Wyler, a short, stocky, slow-speaking man with a self-absorbed expression, drew back and looked up at him.

She pointed to her wedding ring, and when I leaned in closer to get a better look at it she drew back her hand, saying, "Oh, never mind.