Kleine Diebe henkt man, vor grossen zieht man den Hut ab=--We hang little thieves, and doff our hats to big ones.
Ein edler Mensch zieht edle Menschen an / Und weiss sie fest zu halten=--A noble man attracts noble men, and knows how to hold them fast.
O der Magnet des Wahns zieht mächtig=--Oh, 20 how powerfully the magnet of illusion attracts.
Was die Natur versteckt, zieht Unsinn an das Licht=--What Nature hides from our gaze, want of sense and feeling drags to the light.
Und doch auch da zieht Gott herein=--How small is the human heart, and yet even there God enters in.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "zieht" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
