How to Use draw up in a Sentence

draw up

verb
  • As host country, the United States has the right to draw up its guest list.
    Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 23 May 2022
  • So far three have been made and plans for a fourth are being drawn up.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 July 2024
  • He was forced to draw up a play the team had never practiced.
    Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 27 Nov. 2021
  • Warm air draws up moisture from the south around the Sea of Cortez and the Gulf of Mexico.
    Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2024
  • Kerr called a timeout to settle his team and draw up a play.
    C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Apr. 2022
  • Seize the day, draw up a strategy to launch further and go for it!
    Kyle Thomas, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Now, the city has to adopt policies and draw up a budget to guide the new program — known as Ready to Work.
    Joshua Fechter, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Boston was out of timeouts, so this gave Brad Stevens a chance to draw up a play.
    Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2021
  • The boy drew up his own plays, scrawling one in the dirt during his first season playing the game.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Over a four-month period, the committee met to draw up the plan.
    Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024
  • This is an easy one to draw up — templates can be found for free on websites such as LawDepot.com.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The assistant coach drew up the play, Paul Pierce threw it in, and Ray Allen sank the game-winner from the corner at the buzzer.
    Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Get to work and draw up a plan for your future happiness.
    Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 29 Mar. 2021
  • Set aside a reasonable amount of time for the new team members to meet and draw up a charter.
    Peter Stewart, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
  • On a 12 to 3 vote, councilmembers on Tuesday asked the city’s lawyers to quickly draw up a law.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2021
  • After a full day of exploring, pick a bottle of red from the kitchen’s wine fridge, draw up a bath, and light the fire.
    Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2024
  • The Kings were out of timeouts, but the stoppage gave them a chance to draw up a three-quarter court inbounds play.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 28 Mar. 2021
  • But even if the Bulls draw up plays to put the ball in the forward’s hands, Donovan said the confidence to finish comes down to Williams.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Hegar was required to draw up the list by the law passed last year to protect Texas' big oil and gas sectors.
    Reuters, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022
  • And don't be surprised to see coach Jason Mohns draw up a play or two for Jacobs to throw it.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2021
  • But even a new movie may not be enough to draw up enough nostalgia for Barbie.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 14 July 2023
  • The coalition that drew up the proposal is not required by law to come up with a way to pay for it.
    Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • There are still structures to be demolished, designs to be drawn up and a bridge to be built.
    Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2024
  • With Mills down a point with 10 seconds left, coach Justin Matsu drew up a play to get Tang open on a back cut.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
  • If the influencer is happy with your terms, draw up a contract to sign.
    Anita Lee, Forbes, 24 June 2021
  • The council then tasks AI to draw up boundaries for the new districts that will please everyone.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Down 61-59, Jim Flanery used his final timeout to draw up a play.
    Staff Report, courant.com, 7 Mar. 2021
  • Cool water drawn up from the ocean depths due to the wind shift triggers a chain reaction of weather events.
    Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The 49ers can run it, draw up creative ways to get the ball in Christian McCaffrey‘s hands, and have to be astounded at how good Purdy has been.
    Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The dagger came with 12 seconds left in OT, when Nevada drew up a play to get Lucas curling off the screen for a jumper.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2024

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