draw up
verb
drew up; drawn up; drawing up; draws up
1
: to bring (a body of troops) into array
2
: to prepare a draft or version of
draw up plans
3
: to bring to a halt
4
: to straighten (oneself) to an erect posture especially as an assertion of dignity or resentment
: to come to a halt
the car drew up at the door
Examples of draw up in a Sentence
he drew up his horse outside the tavern
drew up the troops into a line along the ridge
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The first stone was laid on March 19, 1882 following the Neo-gothic design drawn up by the architect Francisco de Paula del Villar y Lozano, the first architect of the 'Sagrada Familia'.
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Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The California map would last only through 2030, after which the state’s commission would draw up a new map for the normal, once-a-decade redistricting to adjust district lines after the decennial U.S. Census.
—Sophie Austin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
The city is continuing to apply for environmental and other permits and drawing up plans for sanitation and maintenance as pelicans commandeer the pier in the absence of humans, Reyes said.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
And Holtzman, who sat on the House Judiciary Committee, used her experience standing athwart Nixon’s war to draw up an article of impeachment against him for violating the Constitution’s war-powers clause.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The California map would last only through 2030, after which the state’s commission would draw up a new map for the normal, once-a-decade redistricting to adjust district lines after the decennial U.S. Census.
—Sophie Austin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
The city is continuing to apply for environmental and other permits and drawing up plans for sanitation and maintenance as pelicans commandeer the pier in the absence of humans, Reyes said.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
And Holtzman, who sat on the House Judiciary Committee, used her experience standing athwart Nixon’s war to draw up an article of impeachment against him for violating the Constitution’s war-powers clause.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for draw up
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“Draw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20up. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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