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drawing on

VERB

use to advantage

Synonyms

WEAK

effect employ exploit extract fall back on have recourse to make use of rely on require take from

Example Sentences

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Blockaders even developed a legal argument to justify their actions, drawing on the common law defense of necessity, which allows someone to break a law to achieve a greater moral good.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

The third seed is the only man left who knows what it takes to win a major and will be drawing on all that vast experience.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

To launch the biggest offering ever, the space baron is drawing on his real power: everyday investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

In their research, economists Philippe Aghion and Simon Bunel, drawing on prior general-purpose technology waves, estimate somewhere between 0.8 and 1.3 percentage points annually.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Ten minutes later the child is drawing on the wall.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah