draw to a close

idiom

: to come to an end
The sun is setting and the day is drawing to a close.

Examples of draw to a close in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Ed Silverman, STAT, 18 Aug. 2023 Updates: Russia-Ukraine War Updated 5 hours ago Rescue efforts draw to a close in Lviv as Russia strikes elsewhere with drones. Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 6 July 2023 After 19 days of events across 15 different sports, the 2022 Olympic Games, the second to take place under strict COVID-19 restrictions, will draw to a close. Melissa Locker, Time, 17 Feb. 2022 As the 18-day drills draw to a close, public opinion on U.S. military cooperation is somewhat divided. Mark Saludes, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Apr. 2023 Jim Mora’s remarkable single-season turnaround of the UConn football team will draw to a close in the South Carolina sunshine, with the Huskies set to take on Marshall in the Myrtle Beach Bowl on Dec. 19 at 2:30 p.m. Globe Staff Reports, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Dec. 2022 As the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics draw to a close today, many will recollect some of this year’s highlights and look ahead to the next games due to be held in Paris in a little under three years from now. Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2021 With the summit set to draw to a close on Wednesday afternoon, all eyes are on what the final declaration will look like, and which countries will sign it. Nectar Gan, CNN, 16 Nov. 2022 Those events, arguably the most striking political force of the past five years, could draw to a close Monday with stops in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and two in Michigan. Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, chicagotribune.com, 2 Nov. 2020 See More

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“Draw to a close.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20to%20a%20close. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.

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