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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Regalado champions proposal The unorthodox proposal, drawn up by a prize-winning Miami planning firm, paid for by a prominent Miami developer and backed by Key Biscayne residents and public officials, has been embraced in hard-charging fashion by Miami-Dade Commissioner Raquel Regalado.
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
As cars drew up to its new factory, a squad of men and women in black suits swiftly offered black umbrellas to shield the arrivals from the rain.
—Kathleen Beckett, New York Times, 20 May 2025
If approved by the full City Council, officials across city departments and other organizations would work together to draw up ways, both short-term and long-term, to address the problem while getting various efforts on the same page.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
The incident took place at around 8 p.m. local time when the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party, which drew up to 100,000 people through the day, was winding down.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 27 Apr. 2025
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
As cars drew up to its new factory, a squad of men and women in black suits swiftly offered black umbrellas to shield the arrivals from the rain.
—Kathleen Beckett, New York Times, 20 May 2025
If approved by the full City Council, officials across city departments and other organizations would work together to draw up ways, both short-term and long-term, to address the problem while getting various efforts on the same page.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
The incident took place at around 8 p.m. local time when the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party, which drew up to 100,000 people through the day, was winding down.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 27 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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