Examples of draw on in a Sentence
the general's imprudent remarks drew on a public rebuke by the secretary of defense
night draws on, so we should hurry home
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The National Bureau of Economic Research, a research organization tasked with formally identifying a recession, uses a more complicated definition that draws on a range of indicators.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
In Florida, one class published the Green Light Gazette, a fictional newspaper that drew on real historical sources.
—Alexander Manshel, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025
Photo: Matthew Millman Studio Collins Weir founders Chris Weir and Susan Collins Weir draw on their respective backgrounds in architecture and art to formulate spaces that show the beauty of simplicity.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2025
Think of drawing on a piece of paper instead of making a list.
—Lee Salisbury, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
In Florida, one class published the Green Light Gazette, a fictional newspaper that drew on real historical sources.
—Alexander Manshel, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025
Photo: Matthew Millman Studio Collins Weir founders Chris Weir and Susan Collins Weir draw on their respective backgrounds in architecture and art to formulate spaces that show the beauty of simplicity.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2025
Think of drawing on a piece of paper instead of making a list.
—Lee Salisbury, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Draw on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20on. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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