How to Use draw away in a Sentence
draw away
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The layers start with a cool-to-the-touch cover with a 2-inch border around the top to help draw away excess heat from the foam.
—Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping, 27 Feb. 2023
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The top of the mattress is covered with a cooling ArcticTex cover that helps draw away body heat.
—Zach Epstein, BGR, 24 Apr. 2022
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During this fight, the player was able to summon a tank-type spirit to draw away the enemy’s attacks.
—Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2021
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Instead, Georgia could be able to draw away enough votes to supplant the Tide atop the poll just two games into the regular season.
—Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022
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Some data centers rely on fluid flowing through servers to draw away heat.
—Jim Morrison, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Sep. 2020
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In Ohio, though, Intel also seeks to build a research hub that could potentially draw away from work now done in Oregon.
—oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2022
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Here, the Eurasian and North American plates gradually draw away from one another, sending molten rock welling up from the deep to erupt at the surface.
—Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
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Kevin Obanor turned it over on the Red Raiders' next possession, then stepped over the end line while trying to inbound the ball for another turnover, each of them allowing the Jayhawks to draw away down the stretch.
—Dave Skretta, ajc, 13 Mar. 2022
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That also helps draw away water from your skin, then spreads it out, encouraging it to evaporate even faster.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2023
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Paxton's strategists likely view the US congressman, a latecomer to the race, as a threat who can draw away primary voters and force a runoff.
—James Moore, CNN, 28 Feb. 2022
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Doing so is dangerous because other drivers may not expect to have a car stopped (and the drivers’ attention could be drawn away from the road).
—oregonlive, 3 July 2023
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His midrange efficiency forces opposing defenders to draw away from the post, opening space for opponents to cut to the rim.
—Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 10 Dec. 2021
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Conley also takes pressure off a running mate like Donovan Mitchell, who can score the ball off the bounce and/or stop and pop, but who also needs someone else to draw away defensive pressure.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 July 2021
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But after he had been exposed, Black found himself being drawn away from white nationalism by his classmates.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2023
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Many teams would have been content with holding on for a draw away from home, but the Revolution continued to attack, Buksa converting the winner in stoppage time.
—BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2021
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When the boots take up nearly the entire frame, posts regularly hit tens of thousands of likes, and posts that feature models’ full bodies or otherwise draw away from the boots generally struggle to crack ten thousand likes.
—Chris Burton, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2021
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This would have been a Republican advantage designed to draw away votes from eventual winner, Democrat Angie Craig.
—Star Tribune, 9 Nov. 2020
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In fact, his administration appears to be taking advantage of the attention Gaza is drawing away from the West Bank to pursue more settlement expansion and repress the Palestinians.
—Aaron David Miller, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2023
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By encouraging more leaves, calcium will be drawn away from fruit and into the leaves, potentially stunting fruit formation altogether.
—Marlene Simon, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
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Beyond that, Harris recommends searching for comforters that use breathable materials like cotton or bamboo and include moisture-wicking properties that draw away sweat.
—Isabella Ubaldi, Health, 29 Aug. 2023
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In response to the increasing efficiency of gerrymandering, activists have developed a weapon to fight back: taking map drawing away from partisan legislatures and giving it to independent citizen commissions.
—TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
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