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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Goldstone: Susan, your work draws out the power of relationships, which feels so hard in our digital lives.
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Ashoka, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Comments Reality competitions are known for really drawing out big announcements, but The Voice took a different approach on Monday's first episode of the Lives.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 13 May 2025
Ping-pong balls numbered one through 14 are dropped into the hopper and there are a total of 1,001 possible combinations when four balls are drawn out of the 14, regardless of their order of selection.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2025
Will there be any limits on the Court’s new rule?
Democratic Justice Elena Kagan, for her part, spent much of the argument trying to draw out the implications of her Court’s new approach to religion.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 30 Apr. 2025
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Ashoka, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Comments Reality competitions are known for really drawing out big announcements, but The Voice took a different approach on Monday's first episode of the Lives.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 13 May 2025
Ping-pong balls numbered one through 14 are dropped into the hopper and there are a total of 1,001 possible combinations when four balls are drawn out of the 14, regardless of their order of selection.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2025
Will there be any limits on the Court’s new rule?
Democratic Justice Elena Kagan, for her part, spent much of the argument trying to draw out the implications of her Court’s new approach to religion.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 30 Apr. 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 28 May. 2025.
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