draw out
verb
drew out; drawn out; drawing out; draws out
2
: to extend beyond a minimum in time : protract sense 1
3
: to cause to speak freely
a reporter's ability to draw a person out
Examples of draw out in a Sentence
the actor refused to draw out the interview any further
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This time, astronomers have used new processing techniques to draw out additional details in celebration of the telescope's upcoming 35th anniversary.
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 18 Apr. 2025
These systems use a lot of water, which is lost to the atmosphere when heat is drawn out of the building.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Or the show was drawing out the storyline on purpose, as part of TVLine’s Fever Dream Theory.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
Ochs draws out the lush details of the idyllic environment, and even as the body count steadily rises, the island remains strangely appealing.
—Calum Marsh, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 18 Apr. 2025
These systems use a lot of water, which is lost to the atmosphere when heat is drawn out of the building.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Or the show was drawing out the storyline on purpose, as part of TVLine’s Fever Dream Theory.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
Ochs draws out the lush details of the idyllic environment, and even as the body count steadily rises, the island remains strangely appealing.
—Calum Marsh, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for draw out
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“Draw out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20out. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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