draw out
verb
drew out; drawn out; drawing out; draws out
2
: to extend beyond a minimum in time : protract sense 1
3
: to cause to speak freely
a reporter's ability to draw a person out
Examples of draw out in a Sentence
the actor refused to draw out the interview any further
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
Powerful, important, and a testament to how applying cinematic techniques can draw out a larger truth.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
But winter is when farmers like to bank water in reservoirs to draw out during the dry summer growing season.
—George Skelton, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
Powerful, important, and a testament to how applying cinematic techniques can draw out a larger truth.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
But winter is when farmers like to bank water in reservoirs to draw out during the dry summer growing season.
—George Skelton, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
Rather than draw out this story any further, Tracker reveals Gina’s fate in the midseason return.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for draw out
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“Draw out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20out. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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