How to Use draw up in a Sentence

draw up

verb
  • Saiyub's mother even drew up a chair.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Brown and his coaching staff drew up the game plan.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Moses breathed deeply and prayed number three would be drawn up.
    — Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Sharpe’s role doesn’t come with a green light or a play call drawn up in his name.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • So far three have been made and plans for a fourth are being drawn up.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 July 2024
  • There’s no way that’s what Mark Pope drew up, right?
    — Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • He was forced to draw up a play the team had never practiced.
    — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 27 Nov. 2021
  • Not too many teams draw up that many players for their centers.
    — Barry Jackson, miamiherald, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Graci has already drawn up plans for a new deck and a parterre garden.
    — Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 30 May 2018
  • Coaches can draw up plays for players.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Five years ago, the city drew up a plan for adapting to climate change.
    — Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2018
  • The nutrients that are in the soil are drawn up with the water.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Or kids can draw up blueprints for a playground of the future.
    — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Seize the day, draw up a strategy to launch further and go for it!
    — Kyle Thomas, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
  • And draw up a plan for quality time that might work better for you both.
    — Gigi Engle, SELF, 19 May 2019
  • The team huddled on the field, and the coach drew up a quarterback draw.
    — Alanis Thames, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Her hair was either drawn up in a bun on the top of her head or covered with a piece of cloth.
    — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
  • No contracts were ever drawn up; no leases signed.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The club deny drawing up a shortlist.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • Over a four-month period, the committee met to draw up the plan.
    — Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024
  • But even a new movie may not be enough to draw up enough nostalgia for Barbie.
    — Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 14 July 2023
  • Hogan drew up an outline on a legal pad the night before, but left the finish blank.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 10 Apr. 2018
  • The job’s not just about drawing up an airtight strategy for plays to call on the field.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Robert had both Jevon and Jamirr draw up plays on a white board that hung on the patio door.
    — oregonlive, 7 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • As host country, the United States has the right to draw up its guest list.
    — Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 23 May 2022
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • Some of the biggest acts in years past have drawn up to 8,000 people.
    — John Tuohy, Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2018

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