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The March 28 event drew off Boise’s marquee music festival, borrowing people, energy and acts from Treefort.—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026 His cure: a slew of shallow cuts in the shins to draw off the dark humors and evil spirits.—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026 All the fluid that had been drawn off the day before had returned, all that and more.—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025 The walk Freeman drew off Pivetta in the first inning owed to Freeman laying off tough pitches.—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for draw off