draft off
Example Sentences
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But Oklahoma officials now see a chance to draft off that boom, selling their state as a place that is just as business-friendly, at a more affordable entry point.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023
The Pac-12 could keep pushing, it could keep attempting to draft off the Big Ten’s deal, but the Big 12’s valuation is the reality.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2023
Such accounts draft off celebrity fame, sometimes exploiting it for their own ends—as scammers pretending to be Oprah did last year—and sometimes simply basking in the attention.
From Slate • Feb. 22, 2018
On the final downhill, Diggins slowed and tucked behind Nilsson, so she could draft off her and sling-shot ahead of her up the last small hill.
From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2018
Some of these we would draft off to other departments of our labour yards, while some would for the present be kept on as beggars, with the hope of early promotion to other employment.
From Darkest India A Supplement to General Booth's "In Darkest England, and the Way Out" by Booth-Tucker, Commissioner
