DRAWBACK in a Sentence
Learn DRAWBACK from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
15 example sentences for DRAWBACK, such as:
1. This strategy has its drawbacks.
2. It's one of the drawbacks of our line of business.
3. The real drawback to marriage is that it makes one unselfish.
4. Well, well,' said Mr. Bumble, 'every trade has its drawbacks.
5. The only drawback is that there is no law, I fear, that can touch the scoundrel.
2. It's one of the drawbacks of our line of business.
3. The real drawback to marriage is that it makes one unselfish.
4. Well, well,' said Mr. Bumble, 'every trade has its drawbacks.
5. The only drawback is that there is no law, I fear, that can touch the scoundrel.
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Meanings and Examples of DRAWBACK
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drawback
v. pull back or move away or backward
v. use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
Classic Sentence:
1 The only drawback was the doubt of her aunt Bertram's being comfortable without her.
2 Their own inclinations ascertained, there were no difficulties behind, no drawback of poverty or parent.
3 The only drawback is that there is no law, I fear, that can touch the scoundrel.
4 That is the only drawback which we have found to her, but we believe her to be a thoroughly good girl in every way.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
Context Highlight In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
5 It seems to me to have only one drawback, Hopkins, and that is that it is intrinsically impossible.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER
Context Highlight In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER
6 But this step too presented the same drawback of public scandal as a divorce, and what was more, a separation, quite as much as a regular divorce, flung his wife into the arms of Vronsky.
7 The real drawback to marriage is that it makes one unselfish.
8 These, however, were small drawbacks, and easily forgotten when the cloth was cleared, and the dessert put on the table; at which period of the entertainment the handy young man was discovered to be speechless.
9 It's one of the drawbacks of our line of business.
10 And he proceeded to unfold his own scheme of emancipation by means of which these drawbacks might have been avoided.
11 Well, well,' said Mr. Bumble, 'every trade has its drawbacks.
12 Without the co-operation of sisters and sweethearts the dresses were likely to be a failure; but on the other hand, this class of assistance was not without its drawbacks.
Example Sentence:
1 The main drawback is that the lawn could sink as the old turf rots, so you need to build it up a little higher than you might otherwise, to allow for shrinkage.
2 Brandon's satisfaction in his new job was evanescent, for he immediately began to notice its many drawbacks.
3 This strategy has its drawbacks.