How to Use draw out in a Sentence

draw out

verb
  • The heat will help draw out the moisture trapped in the wood.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2024
  • Pip posts a video to social media in an attempt to draw out the killer, announcing that she’s solved the case and will soon publish what she's learned.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Within vert, contests have always drawn out a maximalist style of skating that can fly in the face of the expressive, artistic side of things.
    Zach Harris, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Or it can be drawn out like in 2000, which took almost three years.
    Bysteve Mollman, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Thank God, Pamela was able to draw out the blackout moments.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 17 May 2024
  • This is when cooking comes along, giving the peach a bit of help to draw out the sweetness.
    Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • First, the sugar draws out the fruit's natural juices and softens the fruit.
    Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
  • But there are darker shades in Dr. Stockman that ought to be drawn out.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
  • This draws out the moisture, which tenderizes the meat and will give it a nice brown crust when cooked.
    Ana Calderone, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
  • The majority of people need to be drawn out of their shells a bit.
    Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Rob McNelley drew out the slide guitar for a long, aching sweep.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 8 June 2023
  • Other artists come in and draw out aspects of the book to the fore, and other aspects are scuttled away.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Salazar and Young draw out both the wit and weariness of their characters’ resilience.
    Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2022
  • This asymmetric is a must-have for getting through the long, drawn out days of winter.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2023
  • There’s nothing wrong with doing that, per se; the request just shouldn’t be as long and drawn out as Dion made it.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2024
  • The narrative is drawn out — just the scenes in space could occupy the whole of a feature film — and the pace is what many will think of as slow.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Yet, his brief appearance at the famous Steer N' Stein bar drew out the biggest crowd the fair had seen all week.
    Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Early on he became obsessed with the organ, and with the sounds that the church organist was able to draw out of it.
    Clay Risen, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2022
  • These patches draw out oil and pus, which can help reduce the size of blemishes.
    Nena Farrell, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Each group was selected via random draw out of four pots in April.
    Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2022
  • This is smart for another reason, too: When water freezes, it gets drawn out of the blood.
    Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2023
  • These Mighty Patches are amazing at tackling zits and drawing out the gunk to speed up the healing process.
    Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2023
  • However, the journey of casting Wells as Olivia was more drawn out.
    Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Stalling by Hungary and objections from Turkey have drawn out the process.
    Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 6 July 2023
  • This helps draw out the berries natural juices, creating a sauce.
    Nik Pugmire, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2023
  • The event also drew out some celebrities who hadn't attended in quite some time, like Meg Ryan, who was last at a Met Gala in 2001.
    Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
  • Don't let burgers seasoned on the outside sit too long because salt will draw out moisture from the meat.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2023
  • Walls and cabinetry in Renwick Beige by Sherwin-Williams draw out pink tones in the woodwork.
    Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Losing sight of that will only make the team’s rebuild, in whatever form that may take, far more drawn out.
    C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Climate change, in particular, seems to draw out the Court’s taste for fiction.
    The Editors, Scientific American, 10 July 2024

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