Definition of drawn
- past participle of draw
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Definition of drawn
:showing the effects of tension, pain, or illness :haggard
- a face drawn with pain
Examples of drawn in a Sentence
His illness left him looking very pale and drawn.
She had a drawn face.
Recent Examples of drawn from the Web
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Nye engaged an attorney and began what would become a drawn-out and largely fruitless effort to audit Disney's statements, according to the lawsuit.
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Pence singled out one exception: Venezuela, the South American country where President Nicolás Maduro has precipitated an economic collapse and drawn international scorn by cracking down on dissent and asserting his autocratic rule. ‘
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Comey has long drawn praise (and, more recently, criticism) from both sides of the aisle, serving as Deputy Attorney General under George W. Bush before becoming FBI director in the Obama Administration.
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Garland surely seems like a dreadfully difficult person to deal with, but from beginning to end Lutz’s Judy leaves no room to doubt why people are so drawn to her.
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Democrats, meanwhile, are using the address as an opportunity to take fresh aim at Trump’s agenda, which has stoked controversy and drawn fierce protests across the country.
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First Known Use of drawn
1613
DRAWN Defined for English Language Learners
drawn
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adjective
Definition of drawn for English Language Learners
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: looking very thin and tired especially from worry, pain, or illness
DRAWN Defined for Kids
drawn
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Definition of drawn for Students
:looking very thin and tired especially from worry, pain, or illness
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