How to Use draw on in a Sentence

draw on

verb
  • And the biggest draw on Fox News is a 5 p.m. chat show.
    Nicole Sperling, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Some consumers might go to a bank to cash a check that was drawn on it.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2023
  • My boyfriend picked up the pencil and drew on the most perfect ‘90s brow.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 5 Dec. 2023
  • And by the end, anyone who was on the show would just draw on their last day a mustache on my name placard on the door.
    Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 19 Mar. 2023
  • At the moment, news isn’t even the leading draw on NewsNation.
    Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Levy Park goes above and beyond with board games, card games, arts and crafts and chalk for kids to draw on the sidewalk.
    Vicki Salemi, Chron, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Keough will lead the series as Jones, and has plenty of experience to draw on for the role.
    Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Those forecasts draw on decades of research into the physics of rip currents.
    The Conversation, oregonlive, 22 July 2023
  • But the Gemini project drew on researchers and engineers from across Google for the past few months.
    Will Knight, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Or, take a page from Euphoria’s playbook and draw on playful shapes.
    Sam Peters, ELLE, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Here's a look at the attention Parsons drew on those sacks, beginning with his own.
    Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • In a series of tweets Wednesday, the company said the bot could now draw on more up-to-date information.
    Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • And for it, Cage drew on one of the surreal scenarios from his own life, his meme-ification.
    Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
  • While no one has won the jackpot, there have been plenty of people who earned a windfall since the last winning ticket was drawn on Dec. 8.
    Bychris Morris, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The first winners will be drawn on Nov. 6 for preview performances, which begin on Nov. 17.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Shimon is able to draw on far more sources of inspiration than than a human would ever be able to.
    IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Of course, here, Russia has the advantage of being able to draw on a population more than three times that of Ukraine.
    Tara Sonenshine, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2024
  • If no one wins the next Mega Millions drawing on Friday, the jackpot could soon eclipse the $1 billion mark and climb the record books as one of the largest jackpots in the game's history.
    Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
  • In the wealthiest areas, where residents had far more resources to draw on, the shortfall was 20%.
    David Hammer, ProPublica, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The royal source wouldn’t be drawn on exactly what had prevented William from going to the service.
    Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
  • While Rani had a rainbow drawn on her head, Hudson had opted for butterfly wings drawn over her left eye.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The black bouffant and heavy eye makeup Elvis requests are like cartoon-pinup features drawn on a blank slate.
    Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Basquiat was known to draw on everything, including objects in friends’ homes.
    Lily Moayeri, Variety, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Li recognizes many of the famous and not-so-famous gardeners whose knowledge White and Lawrence drew on.
    The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
  • His gambit drew on a famous precedent and a vexed history.
    Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2023
  • The design draws on Tokyo’s underground pubs in the 1930s, pulling in Japanese artistry, warm wood tones, and natural textures.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Stuff galvanized flower buckets with fresh pine, draw on a festive message, and light it all up with twinkly lights!
    Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The menu draws on coastal Italian dishes and flavors, featuring a good deal of seafood and pasta that suit the restaurant’s island setting.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The new lawsuit draws on Harvard data that came to light amid the affirmative action case that landed before the Supreme Court.
    CBS News, 3 July 2023
  • Each power system was pushed to the brink by the draw on electricity for air conditioning.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2022

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