drawing board
Example Sentences
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The prosecution said the developers failed to use the first falling window as a reason to "go back to the drawing board".
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
‘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
Rab, Mr. Lorne, and Johnny all had their heads over the drawing board where the second letter was pieced together and spread out.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
