draw in
Britishverb
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(of hours of daylight) to become shorter
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(of a train) to arrive at a station
Example Sentences
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The last time the US, Canadian and Mexican leaders all met was at the World Cup draw in Washington in December.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
And what about Cape Verde, who held Spain to a scoreless draw in their first game and then forced Argentina into extra-time?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The emergent Turkey-led axis, which may be trying to draw in Saudi Arabia, is another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
They have now gone 10 hours and nine minutes without conceding in the competition - stretching back to a goalless draw in the last 16 in 2022, when Morocco advanced through penalties.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
I run back to the boulder, draw in all the rest of the water that’s pooled there, and go back to Kelton again.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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