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, 22 Mar. 2024 Instead, the chapter that began in 1945 would draw to a close. Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2024 Yet the unexpected passing of Queen Elizabeth, who died during filming of the final season on Sept. 8, 2022, added an additional layer of anticipation for audiences who were already curious as to how her personal tale would draw to a close. Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 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

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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 18 Apr. 2024.

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