undraw
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of undraw
1350–1400; Middle English undrawen to withdraw; see un- 2, draw
Example Sentences
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Seeing the faint light of early day without, the girl rose to undraw the curtain.
From Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
They then put me into a chair, the blinds of which I could not undraw, and carried me rapidly to another house, where I remained for some time, till Villequier and the rest again appeared.
From Henry of Guise; (Vol. III of 3) or, The States of Blois by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
Susan went in, but did not undraw the curtain as she stood beside the bed.
From The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children by Maria Edgeworth
There was but a single bolt to undraw; then they opened the door and stepped into the street, Edgar waiting for half a minute to let Albert get well away before he went out.
From A March on London by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Exhausted by the effort, he let his right arm fall for a moment, while with his left he tried to undraw the bolts behind him.
From Chicot the Jester by Alexandre Dumas père
"What kind of a night is it?" he asked, rising and undrawing the window-curtains, apparently to change the subject for a minute.
From Sylvie and Bruno by Lewis Carroll
Mara rose, and undrawing her curtain, saw three men standing before the house, and saw Moses come out and join them.
From The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine by Harriet Beecher Stowe
It seemed like that made by the undrawing of rusty bolts, and often ceased, and was then renewed more gently, as if the hand, that occasioned it, was restrained by a fear of discovery.
From The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe
Then came the slow undrawing of the night, the noises of the house dying down, car bells and auto horns less frequent in the streets below.
From Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California by Geraldine Bonner
It seemed like that made by the undrawing of rusty bolts, and often ceased, and was then renewed more gently, as if the hand that occasioned it was restrained by a fear of discovery.
From A History of English Prose Fiction by Bayard Tuckerman
However, Blue Owl Credit Income, known as OCIC, differs by including the entire undrawn portion of its credit facilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The company listed $54.5 million in operating accounts, a $35 million loan, an undrawn $40 million loan and a $25 million revolving credit line.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
It is sitting on undrawn credit facilities worth about 3 billion euros.
From Reuters ● Apr. 6, 2020
To you and me, going unbeaten and undrawn in five straight tournament games sounds impressive.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2014
She leads me out of the room into the ER proper, past curtains that are alternately drawn and undrawn to show the cast of characters here on an early Saturday morning.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
“Friends always forget those whom fortune forsakes,” I murmured, as I undrew the bolt and passed out.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
An old man, in drawers and night-shirt, hastily undrew the bolts, and stood on the threshold, peering shiveringly into the darkness.
From The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth by George Alfred Townsend
So saying, he pushed aside the table, and the janizary stooping down, undrew a bolt and opened a trap-door.
From Jack Sheppard A Romance by William Harrison Ainsworth
But Time unveils sorrows and secrets, And so it befell now: By inches the curtain was twitched at, And slowly undrew.
From Time's Laughingstocks and Other Verses by Thomas Hardy
The old man lighted a small hand-lamp at that which stood upon the table, undrew the bolts that fastened the door, and left the room with sullen look and step.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 by Various
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