drafted
Example Sentences
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Pitcher River Ryan was drafted in the 11th round, by the San Diego Padres.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
She was drafted seventh overall in December, right as her college softball career had come to a close and she was looking for ways to play baseball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
She does have an attorney who drafted her will.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Huge forest fires in south-west France and central Spain have displaced more than 220,000 people, with the French military drafted in to help and the Spanish government declaring a national emergency.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
He had been within a few weeks of his eighteenth birthday, and with it all chance of enlistment, of choosing a service rather than being drafted into one, would have disappeared.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
