draw
verb (used with object)
to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, oroff ).
was drawing
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past progressiveof draw.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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One friend jokingly asked if he was drawing the Nazca lines across the city, but Papas wrote it off as just trying to clock extra mileage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
“It was my own personal triumph over dyslexia. When I was drawing up the plans, I kept worrying that I would transpose numbers and screw it all up, but it came out great,” he explained.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
He was drawing the line past which no empire’s authority can reach.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
His greatest contribution was drawing the foul that led to Malik Tillman’s free kick goal to make it 1-1 in the first half.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
We had extra room when we took the two boats out side by side, and he was soon to lose a worker because Abu’s contract was drawing to an end.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
