Used in a Sentence

drew

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for drew.

Editorial note

But if you saw a meshtag that somebody drew on a wall somewhere, wouldn't you be curious?

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of drew gathered in one view.

noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

noun

A diminutive of the male given name Andrew.

noun

A female given name.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for drew.

noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

noun

A diminutive of the male given name Andrew.

noun

A female given name.

noun

A surname.

Example sentences

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But if you saw a meshtag that somebody drew on a wall somewhere, wouldn't you be curious?

2

The black magic comes from the vast resources Google drew to obtain perfect training datasets.

3

Of course the artists of Mass Effect drew a lot of inspiration from Syd Mead.

4

The underlying behavior that drew the attention of regulators was that their compliance program was basically a sham during the period in question.

5

I've found that Twitter's business model has and is straying from what originally drew a lot of users in.

6

(a call, middle of debugging something nasty, etc..) Go means your kid can come in and show you the awesome thing they just drew.

7

To your point: I think you'll find that I did primarily address the content of the comment, concluding that it drew a false comparison.

8

> he didn't look deeply enough, and once he drew the initial wrong conclusion, he invented a totally wrong theory to explain it.

9

Jack Dorsey, Bill Gates, Drew Houston, Tony Hsieh and Gabe Newell and Mark Zuckerberg aren't throwing their name and money at learn to code charities out of the goodness of their heart.

10

I wonder why Chomsky drew the distinction.

11

As we saw the air zone China drew that overlapped Korea, Japan and Taiwan, it was promptly ignored by all countries and when the US stealth bombers were flying China was silent.

12

If you've failed: realize that perhaps you just drew a bad hand and maybe it's not the right environment for your idea -- don't be too down on yourself, and don't be afraid to try again.

Quote examples

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I'm not saying you drew the line in the wrong place, as I know nothing about the subject, but surely you could also close the pool so nobody can use it for the same reason of "saving lives, not providing entertainment"

2

Fearing another punch could knock him out, Wilson drew his gun, he told the grand jury, and Brown grabbed the gun, saying "you are too much of a pussy to shoot me." Like I said, these things happen quickly, there is really not much time to think and analyze.

Proper noun examples

1

Drew HLN show that not only put his hand around the another guest's throat he was supposed to be debating, but threatened him with violence??

2

Drew Houston from Dropbox was also a solo dev at the very beginning of Dropbox, but I guess the very fact that by definition start-ups are destined to grow quickly means that new people need to be brought on board at some point...

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Anyway, I was just having some fun, 24ways is a side-project for Drew, so maybe drop him a note and let him know it looks off in Chrome and I'm sure he'll try and find the time to fix it.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use drew in a sentence?

But if you saw a meshtag that somebody drew on a wall somewhere, wouldn't you be curious?

What does drew mean?

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

What part of speech is drew?

drew is commonly used as noun.