DRAW in a Sentence

Learn DRAW from example sentences, some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

For DRAW, below is one of 349 sentences:
The cat had sprung to Zeena's rocking-chair, and the heat of the fire was beginning to draw out the faint sharp scent of the geraniums.

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 Meanings and Examples of DRAW
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
draw
 v.  pull or direct something in a particular direction
 v.  make a picture of something or someone with a pencil or pen
 v.  attract attention or interest
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Ethan, glaring at his face in the glass, threw his head back to draw the razor from ear to chin.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
2  The cat had sprung to Zeena's rocking-chair, and the heat of the fire was beginning to draw out the faint sharp scent of the geraniums.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
3  The clumps of trees in the snow seemed to draw together in ruffled lumps, like birds with their heads under their wings; and the sky, as it paled, rose higher, leaving the earth more alone.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
4  She tried to draw deep breaths but Mammy's lacings were too tight.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
5  The insult had occurred on a day when Pitty wished to draw five hundred dollars from her estate, of which he was trustee, to invest in a non-existent gold mine.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
6  "I have nothing more to say to you, Captain Butler," she said as formally as she could, trying to draw the rags of her dignity about her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
7  His lips traveled to her wrist and she knew he must feel the leap of her pulse as her heart quickened and she tried to draw back her hand.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
8  She did not draw rein but as she galloped madly toward them, she waved her arm back in the direction from which she had come.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
9  But if I tried to draw a draft on it, the Yankees would be on me like a duck on a June bug and then neither of us would get it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
10  She lay relaxed for a moment, trying to summon anger to her aid, trying to draw on her strength.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
11  He never once had to draw a pistol or even lay his hand on his belt.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLII
12  Just as she was beginning to draw a breath of relief, her heart rose in her throat with sudden fright, for a huge negro slipped silently from behind a large oak tree.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIV
13  There was a sense of leashed power straining beneath his calm that made her draw back, a little frightened.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVII
14  The two thousand dollars was right there waiting for her whenever she cared to draw against it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LII
15  "Ah, darling," she said coming forward, hoping he would put out his arms and draw her to his knees.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LXIII
Example Sentence: (139 in 10 pages)
16  I'll draw you a map of how to get to my house.
17  The draw for the raffle takes place on Saturday.
18  The debater was quick on the draw.
19  The debater was fast on the draw.
20  The game ended in a draw.
21  The reader is left to draw his or her own conclusions.
22  Our car broke down and we had to draw it to a garage.
23  The interviewers have to draw up a shortlist of five or six people.
24  They had been dueling for hours and finally called a draw.
25  He let down a bucket into the well to draw water.
26  His novels draw heavily on his childhood.
27  I've been asked to draw up the cleaning rota.
28  The club secretary will now draw the raffle.
29  You would not want for a friend as long as I draw breath.
30  In the end, a draw was a fair result.