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
• Robert had both Jevon and Jamirr draw up plays on a white board that hung on the patio door.
  — oregonlive, 7 Oct. 2020
• Kerr called a timeout to settle his team and draw up a play.
  — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Apr. 2022
• Denbrock and Guidugli could draw up a play-action pass deep to Pierce on the first play.
  — Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2020
• 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
• Greece and Cyprus have been pressing their EU partners to draw up tougher penalties in the run-up to the bloc’s summit next week.
  — Jonathan Stearns, Bloomberg.com, 15 Sep. 2020
• If the influencer is happy with your terms, draw up a contract to sign.
  — Anita Lee, Forbes, 24 June 2021
• Many Floridians weary of the twin threats of this fall’s mean season and double-digit rate hikes have indeed been drawing up plans to leave.
  — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
• Out of that stoppage, Rivers drew up an easy play to get Antetokounmpo moving downhill toward the rim.
  — Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024