- present participle of draft.
drafting
Example Sentences
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My father, Ether Furnier, began as a salesman but because he had learned drafting in the Navy, he became an electronics engineer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, who represents the southwest San Fernando Valley, was the only council member to vote against drafting the measure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Now a real estate developer in his early 80s, his organisation is drafting plans for what he calls "the day after" in Cuba.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Kids who didn’t use AI for drafting text scored 28 points higher on average than those who used it almost every day—equivalent of 1½ school years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The drafting table by the windows is all but hidden in the meticulously ordered chaos of papers and diagrams and blueprints.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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