draw up
verb
drew up; drawn up; drawing up; draws up
1
: to bring (a body of troops) into array
2
: to prepare a draft or version of
draw up plans
3
: to bring to a halt
4
: to straighten (oneself) to an erect posture especially as an assertion of dignity or resentment
: to come to a halt
the car drew up at the door
Examples of draw up in a Sentence
he drew up his horse outside the tavern
drew up the troops into a line along the ridge
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Past festivals have drawn up to 25,000 people.
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James Taylor, CBS News, 2 May 2026
Senator Lisa Murkowski, that Republican of Alaska, who's one of the more notable folks up here on the Hill on the GOP side about criticizing the war in Iran, has floated in conversations with reporters in the hallway here the possibility of drawing up an AUMF and putting it up for a vote.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 May 2026
The Second Amendment was never drawn up to protect the use of these weapons.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Moses breathed deeply and prayed number three would be drawn up.
—Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
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James Taylor, CBS News, 2 May 2026
Senator Lisa Murkowski, that Republican of Alaska, who's one of the more notable folks up here on the Hill on the GOP side about criticizing the war in Iran, has floated in conversations with reporters in the hallway here the possibility of drawing up an AUMF and putting it up for a vote.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 May 2026
The Second Amendment was never drawn up to protect the use of these weapons.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Moses breathed deeply and prayed number three would be drawn up.
—Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for draw up
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“Draw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20up. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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