How to Use draw up in a Sentence

draw up

verb
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  • Instead of drawing up a big guest list, the couple decided to elope, with the help of event planner Michelle Durpetti.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
  • Abby, please encourage your readers to make the time and make the effort to have an advance directive drawn up, whatever their desires may be.
    — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
  • If the measurements are above a certain level, the person is referred to counseling, and workplaces draw up health plans with employees to lose weight.
    — Johann Hari, TIME, 9 May 2024
  • Like decoding an old recipe, the team put all the information from the list and their reference materials together to draw up a plan.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 July 2024
  • Several nations have offered to donate doses, and one vaccine manufacturer has drawn up plans to scale up production.
    — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The school also teaches others about the environment – and how humans can impact it – through its field study program, which can draw up to 120 visitors a day.
    — Theresa Cisneros, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024
  • Low-cost, low-mass, and space-hardy versions of these technologies would be required, but engineers trying to draw up detailed plans for such satellites today find no parts that meet the tough requirements.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2024
  • The names are drawn up by a jury, who drafts up a yearly list of 150 words and individuals who are known amongst French-speaking communities.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
  • As host country, the United States has the right to draw up its guest list.
    — Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 23 May 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder called timeout to draw up the final play.
    — Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2023
  • So McVay needs to run the scout team this week, and allow his assistant coaches to draw up the game plan.
    — Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2022
  • Over the next few months, Clapp drew up plans and worked with the couple to select finishes and appliances.
    — Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024
  • During the Sandhill crane season, the livestreaming camera can draw up to 9,000 views each month.
    — Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The Red Cross provides a free worksheet residents can use to draw up their home’s floor plan and plot escape routes.
    — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Democrats should start drawing up a wishlist for that purpose.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The delegates also vote on laws and bills drawn up in advance by the top leadership.
    — Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024

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