draft off
Example Sentences
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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
Sometimes you swim side by side, and other times you draft off each other without making your partner feel bad for doing so.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2022
To add depth, Washington claimed defensive tackle John Ridgeway, a fifth-round pick by the Cowboys in this year’s draft, off waivers Monday.
From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2022
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
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
