How to Use drawback in a Sentence
- The trip sounds great, but cost is a major drawback.
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The main drawback is that with the rears down the space is not flat.
—James Morris, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022
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One drawback: Some users aren't fans of the strong scent.
—April Franzino, Good Housekeeping, 21 Dec. 2022
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Some 200ft of frontage lines the lake, but there are a few drawbacks.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
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The drawback here is the cruise line chooses your room.
—Colleen Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2024
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One drawback was that this beach tent didn’t work very well for us in the wind.
—Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023
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The major drawback for the DeRozan card is the D+ three-point rating.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2021
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One big drawback when working from home is the lack of space.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
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The biggest drawback of the Citi Double Cash is its lack of a sign-up bonus.
—Julian Kheel, CNN Underscored, 22 Oct. 2020
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The drawback is that there just aren’t many great Android tablet apps.
—Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2022
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But the drawback is that these bookstores aren't getting the same sales.
—Kate Knibbs, Wired, 1 Jan. 2021
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The only drawback is that there are no drainage holes on the bottom.
—Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 1 June 2022
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The drawback is that Mitchell is nearly 23, but that could mean he’s NBA ready.
—BostonGlobe.com, 10 Apr. 2021
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Now, the risk of exposure to the virus is also a drawback.
—Safia Samee Ali, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2020
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The only drawback to the bridge, The New York Times reported, is its cost.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2020
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One drawback to the service is that sizes only range from 0 to 16.
—Stacey Nguyen, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2023
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The only drawback is that the map can feel almost too bright at times.
—Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2021
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The biggest drawback is that there isn’t enough skilled labor to achieve this.
—Kamala Thiagarajan, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
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This can work well, but the drawback is that these vents can also let some cold air to seep in.
—Outdoor Life, 18 Feb. 2021
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The Hisense range comes in at a great price, but there are a few drawbacks to consider.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2023
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All these drawbacks prompted the sense that the hamper is a bit overpriced.
—Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2023
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The 52 dBA, which is a standard noise rating, may be a drawback for some.
—Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 29 Nov. 2022
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The main drawback is that at half an hour, this manic free-for-all starts to wear the viewer out.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Oct. 2021
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The biggest drawback, of course, is the lack of human judgment.
—Nish Parikh, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021
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The only drawback was that people tended to come toward the end of the game.
—courant.com, 18 Mar. 2021
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The only drawback of this, is the agencies may take awhile to address the problem.
—oregonlive, 23 Aug. 2022
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The biggest drawback is that there were only two seasons of the show.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
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The only drawback is not being able to be at every stage at the same time.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024
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The only real drawback is that the apartment doesn’t have a foyer and entry is through the otherwise very lovely kitchen.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 29 Apr. 2025
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There are some unavoidable drawbacks to its more limited memory, though.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
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As the moon and South Node align, you’re drawn back to the scene of the crime.
—USA TODAY, 15 June 2024
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But over the years, she was drawn back to it, again and again.
—Leila Sloman, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2025
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The workers drew back the curtains, and the desert sun poured in.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
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The bow and arrow was drawn back for a LONG time but that thang is in the air now!!
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 22 Oct. 2023
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But the subconscious part of her is being drawn back to the women.
—Radhika Menon, ELLE, 6 May 2023
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Extend your legs in front of you and grip the other end of the band with elbows bent and shoulders drawn back.
—Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 25 Oct. 2024
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Kesey is the star of his own show, but the reader keeps being drawn back to Cassady.
—Geoff Dyer, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
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The flag must always fall free and must never be festooned, drawn back or up, or in folds.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
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Hukka asked the courtier who came into his bedroom to draw back the curtains.
—Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2022
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Twitter, like each of its users, has two options for the long term: double down or draw back.
—New York Times, 4 Aug. 2021
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Every time Perry tried to film the scene, Faye drew back from thrashing the little girl.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
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But, having envisaged the ultimate, Wells knew how to draw back to the close at hand.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2021
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Does Simon Benoit draw back in Monday night against Tampa — and if so, who plays with who?
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
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With Smith out, rookie Ethan Cardwell, who has sat out the last two games, will draw back into the Sharks lineup.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
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The interaction between the whiskey and the wood happens slowly, as the liquid seeps into the pores of the oak and then is drawn back out.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Take your fingers away and draw back the hammer until the claw is at or just behind your shoulder.
—Michael Stillwell, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
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When Izi's son falls ill, he's drawn back into a life of crime with a heist that promises to change their lives forever.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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The shrimp will draw back its dactyl clubs and then punch forward, releasing energy from the loaded springs to crack the shells of prey.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 22 Feb. 2025
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Hours after the eruption, people in the bustling port city of Çeşme-Bağlararası—which is flanked by two rivers at the end of Çeşme Bay—must have seen the waters of the bay draw back from the shore.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2022
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These characters are like magnets, drawn back to each other over and over.
—USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
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As several of my father’s friends from Nashville would attest over the years, the quartet was a draw back then.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2022
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The warden eventually wrangled the bobcat with his catch pole and, with the help of a deputy who drew back the broken grille, pulled the feline out.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2023
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Still, the former president could soon be drawn back into the headlines.
—Libby Cathey, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2023
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Uber will increase its fares by 10% in London from today in a bid to draw back drivers to the ride-hailing platform.
—Iain Martin, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2021
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These retailers are cutting prices to try to draw back customers.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
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Louvet said, drawing back the curtain on his back and forth with the company’s namesake.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 7 Aug. 2024
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With time running out, the Mavericks got gritty themselves, enough to draw back even.
—Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2024
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The livestream would have been a test to draw back younger viewers and cord cutters as the show’s ratings have struggled compared to pre-pandemic.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2025
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People will also draw back from low-lying and flood-prone coastal areas, such as the Ganges Delta of Bangladesh and parts of coastal Florida.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
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Twitter has been trying to use the game to draw back advertisers that ditched the platform after Elon Musk took over.
—Suzanne Vranica, WSJ, 12 Feb. 2023
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