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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Trades during the draft come in a variety of ways but rarely stray too far from the chart NFL Hall of Famer Jimmy Johnson drew up.
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Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
At a press conference, Trump refused to rule out using economic coercion, or even military force, to get his way—news reports later revealed that the White House had directed the Pentagon to draw up plans to seize the waterway by force.
—Lynn Kuok, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
Sampson drew up a play for L.J. Cryer, Houston’s all-everything guard.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The European Union has also drawn up plans to mobilize up to 800 billion euros ($883 billion) to bolster regional security.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
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Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
At a press conference, Trump refused to rule out using economic coercion, or even military force, to get his way—news reports later revealed that the White House had directed the Pentagon to draw up plans to seize the waterway by force.
—Lynn Kuok, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
Sampson drew up a play for L.J. Cryer, Houston’s all-everything guard.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The European Union has also drawn up plans to mobilize up to 800 billion euros ($883 billion) to bolster regional security.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
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 30 Apr. 2025.
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