How to Use draft in a Sentence

draft

1 of 3 noun

• You may want to seal the windows with plastic to stop drafts.
• The published poem differs quite a bit from earlier drafts.
• The draft added skilled prospects.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
• This is not a great draft class.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
• The next two drafts must do the same.
  — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
• There would be hard caps for each draft.
  — Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
• This one should have stayed in the drafts.
  — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
• Again, there is no draft in place at this time.
  — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
• No Longhorns made the mock draft.
  — Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
• That’e one out of 43 from six drafts.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
• The first draft, full draft, was 15 years ago.
  — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 20 May 2026
• There is no draft at the moment.
  — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
• That could come via free agency or the draft.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
• There are so many good players in this draft.
  — Gary Bedore june 18, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026
• When does the draft lottery take place?
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
• Lose a lot, receive top draft pick.
  — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
• Next month’s draft can help in that regard.
  — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
• Here’s the order at the top of the draft.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
• Four years later, this draft looks like a mess.
  — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
• Was there anything big that changed from draft to draft?
  — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 May 2026
• Chmelař saw a chance to poke fun at the new draft pick.
  — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
• The Titans want to build through the draft.
  — Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
• Dan Gilroy penned the most recent draft.
  — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
• The draft is now wide open for the Chargers.
  — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
• That can change in a hurry, as this year’s draft week has proved.
  — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
• How will Davidson go about the draft?
  — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
• Let’s shift gears to the draft, which free agency changed in a big way.
  — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
• The Nets helped themselves on draft night.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
• Here’s a look at the Dolphins’ top two draft picks.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
• Downs might just be the best defender in the whole draft.
  — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026

draft

2 of 3 adjective

• And with that comes post-draft depth charts.
  — Joseph Person, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
• Very little of this year’s pre-draft build-up seemed to make sense.
  — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2021
• His stock has improved in the pre-draft process to look like a solid, late first round pick.
  — Jonathan Feigen, ExpressNews.com, 17 Nov. 2020
• Let’s dive into your questions in my first post-draft mailbag!
  — James Boyd, New York Times, 13 May 2026
• The rule allows those players to find a new home during pre-draft free agency.
  — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 29 May 2026
• Ament feels like a player for whom pre-draft workouts will be critical.
  — Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
• Wolf was asked how involved Vrabel has been in pre-draft meetings.
  — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
• There’s no denying Wilson has impressed with his play and pre-draft rise.
  — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2021
• The Dolphins brought him in for a pre-draft ‘30’ visit.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
• As noted, our reporters shared post-draft outlooks for all 32 teams.
  — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 4 May 2026
• For now, here’s a hype meter on each of Denver’s post-draft free-agent rookie class.
  — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
• Here’s an early look at some of the non-draft avenues the team could take for 2021.
  — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Jan. 2021
• He’s been dealing with injury issues and has not exactly lived up to the pre-draft hype.
  — Zach Harper, New York Times, 29 June 2026
• Burrow has already shown enough to live up to his pre-draft evaluation.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2021
• Measurements in the fall don’t always measure up in the springtime pre-draft process.
  — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 11 Oct. 2022
• So times have certainly changed for the Suns since Shamet's pre-draft workout.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2021
• Given his pre-draft workouts and interviews, this seems to be Barnes’ floor.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 27 July 2021
• The Hawks’ pre-draft work continued on Sunday night.
  — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 22 June 2026
• Now, Jackson-Davis is availing himself of that pre-draft process for the first time.
  — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 May 2022
• Thus our writers examined the post-draft outlook for all 32 teams.
  — Chris Branch, New York Times, 4 May 2026
• But Hernandez hadn’t had any pre-draft contact with the 49ers.
  — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
• Wolf said at the Patriots’ pre-draft press conference.
  — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
• Mathis even told reporters in his post-draft news conference that his agent told him he would be drafted in rounds three or four.
  — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 30 Apr. 2022
• Ray Forsett, Austin’s high school coach, was leading one of Austin’s pre-draft workouts.
  — NBC News, 19 Nov. 2021
• This is one position the Chargers could look into in post-draft free agency.
  — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
• Davis remembers Horn’s first post-draft workout was with local kids at a gym in his hometown.
  — Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
• With pre-draft workouts done, the Warriors are finalizing their draft board.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 July 2021
• But pre-draft questions about Knueppel's game have essentially been scoffed at by his on-court play.
  — Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
• In the seventh round, as Paton said last week, teams are often trying to get a jump on post-draft free agency.
  — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
• The versatile Proctor also could start at right guard, where he is listed on the team’s first post-draft depth chart.
  — Greg Cote april 26, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026

draft

3 of 3 verb

• The drama club drafted three teenagers to be in the parade.
• The two countries are drafting a treaty.
• The legislature debated drafting more soldiers.
• The new rule prohibits teams from drafting players under 18.
• He was drafted in the sixth round.
  — Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
• Teams draft these guys without a plan.
  — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
• Cam doesn’t just want to be drafted.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
• An email skill knows how to draft and send messages.
  — Ambika Saklani Bhardwaj, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
• Write the code, draft the memo, build the model, send the email.
  — Abhishek Gandotra, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
• The coaching staff pushed to draft Keon.
  — Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
• That’s what the Bears drafted him to play.
  — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
• Commerce Hub drafts quotes and flags risks in deals.
  — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
• He was drafted high for a reason.
  — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
• But where and if you get drafted — that only gets you so far.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
• Don’t draft based on these or other rankings.
  — Michael Waterloo, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
• Twenty-two tight ends were drafted last month.
  — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 13 May 2026
• They were then drafted onto four teams.
  — Dan Loumena, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
• This style of ruler is a must for sewing kits, and for drafting and drawing projects.
  — Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 23 Aug. 2023
• The Giants drafted him in the fourth round.
  — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
• Shores and Snead were also drafted last year.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
• He was drafted as more of a defensive end.
  — Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
• Plus, odds are you drafted Achane pretty high.
  — Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
• He was drafted by the New York Jets.
  — Alex Zietlow, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
• He was drafted by the New York Jets.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
• The Packers didn’t draft any running backs this year.
  — ABC News, 27 May 2026
• Who have the Penguins drafted so far?
  — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 26 June 2026
• This is a year to draft an edge, according to the draftnicks.
  — Michael Salfino, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
• The Heat did it and drafted Dwyane Wade.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
• That said, make an effort to draft messages in advance.
  — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
• Come to think of it, maybe the Cowboys ought to draft one of them someday.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026