How to Use draft in a Sentence

draft

1 of 3 noun
  • You may want to seal the windows with plastic to stop drafts.
  • The published poem differs quite a bit from earlier drafts.
  • The draft added skilled prospects.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
  • This is not a great draft class.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The next two drafts must do the same.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
  • There would be hard caps for each draft.
    — Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
  • This one should have stayed in the drafts.
    — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • Again, there is no draft in place at this time.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
  • No Longhorns made the mock draft.
    — Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
  • That’e one out of 43 from six drafts.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The first draft, full draft, was 15 years ago.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 20 May 2026
  • There is no draft at the moment.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
  • That could come via free agency or the draft.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • There are so many good players in this draft.
    — Gary Bedore june 18, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026
  • When does the draft lottery take place?
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Lose a lot, receive top draft pick.
    — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Next month’s draft can help in that regard.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Here’s the order at the top of the draft.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
  • Four years later, this draft looks like a mess.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Was there anything big that changed from draft to draft?
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • Chmelař saw a chance to poke fun at the new draft pick.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The Titans want to build through the draft.
    — Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Dan Gilroy penned the most recent draft.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The draft is now wide open for the Chargers.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • That can change in a hurry, as this year’s draft week has proved.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • How will Davidson go about the draft?
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • Let’s shift gears to the draft, which free agency changed in a big way.
    — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The Nets helped themselves on draft night.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
  • Here’s a look at the Dolphins’ top two draft picks.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Downs might just be the best defender in the whole draft.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026

draft

2 of 3 adjective
  • And with that comes post-draft depth charts.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Let’s dive into your questions in my first post-draft mailbag!
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • The rule allows those players to find a new home during pre-draft free agency.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • Ament feels like a player for whom pre-draft workouts will be critical.
    — Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Wolf was asked how involved Vrabel has been in pre-draft meetings.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The Dolphins brought him in for a pre-draft ‘30’ visit.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
  • As noted, our reporters shared post-draft outlooks for all 32 teams.
    — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • For now, here’s a hype meter on each of Denver’s post-draft free-agent rookie class.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
  • The Hawks’ pre-draft work continued on Sunday night.
    — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 22 June 2026
  • Thus our writers examined the post-draft outlook for all 32 teams.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • But Hernandez hadn’t had any pre-draft contact with the 49ers.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Wolf said at the Patriots’ pre-draft press conference.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
  • This is one position the Chargers could look into in post-draft free agency.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Davis remembers Horn’s first post-draft workout was with local kids at a gym in his hometown.
    — Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
  • But pre-draft questions about Knueppel's game have essentially been scoffed at by his on-court play.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • In the seventh round, as Paton said last week, teams are often trying to get a jump on post-draft free agency.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The versatile Proctor also could start at right guard, where he is listed on the team’s first post-draft depth chart.
    — Greg Cote april 26, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Tyson wowed scouts at a late pre-draft workout necessitated by a hamstring injury.
    — Josh Kendall, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Ballard said Monday during his pre-draft news conference.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Canes tackle secures Necklace of the Night honors in pre-draft intros.
    — Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • That injury means Bell won’t participate in pre-draft workouts and would be a bit of a dice roll as a second-round pick.
    — Chad Graff, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Both have reportedly taken pre-draft visits to Foxboro, as has Young.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
  • That likely will come down to whether the White Sox make their intentions known by striking a pre-draft deal with the top pick.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026
  • Achane at his pre-draft press conference Wednesday afternoon.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
  • To say Ohemaa Nyanin’s post-draft Zoom conference call was strange is putting it lightly.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Wilson and Campbell didn their pre-draft training together and got to know each other well over the two-to-three-month span.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The hoops expert shared that and other pre-draft thoughts during a Thursday conference call with media.
    — Gary Bedore june 18, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026
  • Sullivan, the first-year executive, laid out the game plan last week during his pre-draft news conferenece.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
  • When Boston brought the former in for a pre-draft workout, the two reconnected over dinner.
    — Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Johnson’s pass-catching skills elevated his pre-draft profile.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026

draft

3 of 3 verb
  • The drama club drafted three teenagers to be in the parade.
  • The two countries are drafting a treaty.
  • The legislature debated drafting more soldiers.
  • The new rule prohibits teams from drafting players under 18.
  • He was drafted in the sixth round.
    — Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
  • Teams draft these guys without a plan.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Cam doesn’t just want to be drafted.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
  • An email skill knows how to draft and send messages.
    — Ambika Saklani Bhardwaj, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Write the code, draft the memo, build the model, send the email.
    — Abhishek Gandotra, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • The coaching staff pushed to draft Keon.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
  • That’s what the Bears drafted him to play.
    — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Commerce Hub drafts quotes and flags risks in deals.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • He was drafted high for a reason.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
  • But where and if you get drafted — that only gets you so far.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Don’t draft based on these or other rankings.
    — Michael Waterloo, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Twenty-two tight ends were drafted last month.
    — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • They were then drafted onto four teams.
    — Dan Loumena, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • This style of ruler is a must for sewing kits, and for drafting and drawing projects.
    — Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The Giants drafted him in the fourth round.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Shores and Snead were also drafted last year.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
  • He was drafted as more of a defensive end.
    — Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Plus, odds are you drafted Achane pretty high.
    — Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • He was drafted by the New York Jets.
    — Alex Zietlow, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
  • He was drafted by the New York Jets.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
  • The Packers didn’t draft any running backs this year.
    — ABC News, 27 May 2026
  • Who have the Penguins drafted so far?
    — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • This is a year to draft an edge, according to the draftnicks.
    — Michael Salfino, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The Heat did it and drafted Dwyane Wade.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
  • That said, make an effort to draft messages in advance.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Come to think of it, maybe the Cowboys ought to draft one of them someday.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026

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