draw up
verb
drew up; drawn up; drawing up; draws up
1
: to bring (a body of troops) into array
2
: to prepare a draft or version of
draw up plans
3
: to bring to a halt
4
: to straighten (oneself) to an erect posture especially as an assertion of dignity or resentment
: to come to a halt
the car drew up at the door
Examples of draw up in a Sentence
he drew up his horse outside the tavern
drew up the troops into a line along the ridge
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California legislators — Democrats control both branches of the statehouse — would draw up the new maps and pose them to voters in November.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
Jason and Katie drew up the numbers and set a goal to save $60,000 for the move.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2025
The amendments provided the legal grounds for Common Cause to sue the state over its 2012 congressional map and a subsequent map it was ordered to redraw, ultimately leading to the court approving a congressional map in 2015 drawn up by Common Cause and the League of Women Voters.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Trump’s tariff threats mark a significant break from existing plans to revive computer chip production in the U.S. that were drawn up during the administration of President Joe Biden.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
Jason and Katie drew up the numbers and set a goal to save $60,000 for the move.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2025
The amendments provided the legal grounds for Common Cause to sue the state over its 2012 congressional map and a subsequent map it was ordered to redraw, ultimately leading to the court approving a congressional map in 2015 drawn up by Common Cause and the League of Women Voters.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Trump’s tariff threats mark a significant break from existing plans to revive computer chip production in the U.S. that were drawn up during the administration of President Joe Biden.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for draw up
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“Draw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20up. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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