drawing board
Example Sentences
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‘I’m going to have to completely go back to the drawing board, rethink my life and probably start at the bottom in a new industry.’
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Finally, the federation was forced to run a curtailed version without any commercial partners and has now gone back to the drawing board for the next season.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Trade currently stands at just over $307 million annually and the only concrete joint project is a planned uranium mine that has been on the drawing board for more than a decade.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
“If you’re not finishing at the top in a championship, you’re immediately back to the drawing board trying to figure out how to get there again.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
The Plumbers went back to the drawing board.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
