draw out
verb
drew out; drawn out; drawing out; draws out
2
: to extend beyond a minimum in time : protract sense 1
3
: to cause to speak freely
a reporter's ability to draw a person out
Examples of draw out in a Sentence
the actor refused to draw out the interview any further
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Will there be any limits on the Court’s new rule?
Democratic Justice Elena Kagan, for her part, spent much of the argument trying to draw out the implications of her Court’s new approach to religion.
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 30 Apr. 2025
But Sammie doesn’t just have a gift for music; his voice is otherworldly and draws out the supernatural beings within the town, who want to stake their claim to him.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
The non-drying, see-through patches are packed with hydrocolloids to draw out gunk from your blemishes and keep you from picking, pinching, and making every aspect of your breakout 100 times worse.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 21 Apr. 2025
In the weeks-long stalemate, the FBI used a variety of tactics to try to draw out the Branch Davidians from their compound, including blaring music in the middle of the night.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 30 Apr. 2025
But Sammie doesn’t just have a gift for music; his voice is otherworldly and draws out the supernatural beings within the town, who want to stake their claim to him.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
The non-drying, see-through patches are packed with hydrocolloids to draw out gunk from your blemishes and keep you from picking, pinching, and making every aspect of your breakout 100 times worse.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 21 Apr. 2025
In the weeks-long stalemate, the FBI used a variety of tactics to try to draw out the Branch Davidians from their compound, including blaring music in the middle of the night.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for draw out
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“Draw out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20out. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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