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Example sentences for "draw near"

  • Then, O my soul, if it is thy bliss to draw near to the throne of grace with holy boldness, let it be with reverence and godly fear.

  • By Allah, whene'er I blow hot, she of a sudden blows cold, And no sooner do I draw near, than off at a tangent flies she!

  • Then he hailed the speaker and cried out to him, saying "O thou that goest in the sombre night, draw near to me and tell me thy history.

  • Draw near to me, ye unlearned, and gather yourselves together into the hours of discipline.

  • Let us draw near with a true heart, in fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with clean water.

  • He is ever compelled to draw near them, to return to them, to skim incessantly the hateful and prolific sea which threatens to engulf him.

  • Even to-day, after man has treated them so cruelly, animals, in their times of peril, never hesitate to draw near him.

  • In a moment a frightful mass of putrid fermentation, which man had never dared to draw near, has vanished--has re-entered the pure and wholesome current of universal life.

  • Illustration] Let us draw near; it is a lover: yet keep you distant, for it is a god.

  • Sir," he cried, "draw near; why do you think thus vainly to dismay the Argives?

  • He looked fiercely on Hector and said, "Draw near, that you may meet your doom the sooner.

  • O the blessed liberty and simplicity of a child that Christ our Teacher would fain cultivate in us, as we draw near to God: let us look up to the Father until His Spirit works it in us.

  • In condescension to our weakness, our Heavenly Teacher has given us the very words we are to take with us as we draw near to our Father.

  • The marshal seated himself at the desk, and made a sign to Dagobert to draw near.

  • Disputing the ground inch by inch, he manoeuvred so as to draw near one of the lateral walls of the church, and at length succeeded in ensconcing himself in a corner formed by the projection of a buttress, and close by a little door.

  • God's claim was manifested in the demand for cleansing, for atonement, for holiness, in all who were to draw near, whether as priests or worshippers.

  • Others there are who have learnt that this is their calling, and long to draw near, and yet hardly understand the boldness they have to enter into the Holiest of all, and to dwell there.

  • The Psalmist goes on to tell how we are to draw near to God: 'I have put my trust in Him.

  • It is the thing that keeps calling, and does not permit one to draw near.

  • In vain he had striven to conquer it, to draw near to this man who roused all the repulsion of his nature.

  • While he doubted whether to draw near, he saw that the door was opened, and a man, richly dressed and of noble appearance, came out upon the space in front of the house.

  • And his eyes falling upon Ralph, he beckoned him to draw near.

  • Now when Masrur disappeared and the master returned, it knew him not and would not draw near him, and this made him thoughtful concerning his case and the fowl's withdrawing from him.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "draw near" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    considerable distance; draw back; draw from; draw lines; draw near; draw water; drawing back; drawing nearer; drawing nigh; drawing them; drawn back; drawn from; drawn sigh; drawn sword; drawn through; earth roads; good judge; good position; hath written; international arbitration; issue forth; said the young lady; soak over; strong effort; the land; unhusked rice