Examples of draw on in a Sentence
the general's imprudent remarks drew on a public rebuke by the secretary of defense
night draws on, so we should hurry home
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All that's necessary is a white collared shirt, maroon-and-yellow tie, vest, black robe, a pair of glasses and a lightning bolt scar drawn on your forehead.
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Breaking news will be part of the mix, drawing on CNN’s international correspondents, but also planned are other segments, like movie reviews, Michaelson said.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Far from the constructive ambiguity of the 1992 Consensus, Lai breathlessly argued that Taiwan and China are distinct, autonomous nations, drawing on historical, legal, and identity-based arguments linking the island’s heritage to Austronesian culture, rather than Chinese.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
That that baseline is there and then these big days really kind of draw on that and take it to new heights.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Breaking news will be part of the mix, drawing on CNN’s international correspondents, but also planned are other segments, like movie reviews, Michaelson said.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Far from the constructive ambiguity of the 1992 Consensus, Lai breathlessly argued that Taiwan and China are distinct, autonomous nations, drawing on historical, legal, and identity-based arguments linking the island’s heritage to Austronesian culture, rather than Chinese.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
That that baseline is there and then these big days really kind of draw on that and take it to new heights.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Draw on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20on. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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