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move towards
The enemy army came nearer and nearer
They are drawing near
We were approaching our destination -
pull towards oneself
He drew the crying child close -
move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
We cuddled against each other to keep warm
The children snuggled into their sleeping bags
How To Use draw close In A Sentence
- Mark watched the other ship draw closer, sensing the increase in their own speed as the sails filled again and the oarsman got their rhythm.
- Fishermen in their trawlers draw close to the straw vessels and throw candy, fruit, and other treats to the children.
- It is fascinating, as we draw closer to an election, that the parties seem consumed by sideshows and circuses rather than a focus on the sorts of issues that interest ordinary New Zealanders.
- The hope to draw close and possess the truth of being can be feverish one.
- These purposes may be various and many, but one and all, ever discovering new mutual interests and objects, obeying a law which is beyond them, these petty aggregations draw closer together, forming greater aggregations and congeries of aggregations. The Shrinkage of the Planet
- When you draw close to those fluttery blooms and inhale their rich perfume, you want them in your garden.
- As we draw closer and closer to the time of departure the days grow more hectic and my nerves more frayed.
- In this respect, beef is beginning to draw closer to the natural quality of buffalo.
- But when they did draw close to a _dahabiyeh_ upon whose deck she saw some white-clad loungers, the Nubian gave a low order to the old woman who rose and gripped The Palace of Darkened Windows
- The hope to draw close to possess the truth of a feverish one.
