drawing on

VERB

use to advantage

Synonyms

WEAK

effect employ exploit extract fall back on have recourse to make use of rely on require take from

Example Sentences

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Chronograph’s technology helps automate portfolio monitoring, valuations, analysis and reporting, drawing on data from more than 258,000 private companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

The parade is the brainchild of Deitch, who staged similar events in New York’s SoHo between 2005 and 2008, drawing on Carnival traditions and Berlin’s Love Parade.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

Just be aware that you will also be drawing on those investments, and losing the future return on that capital.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

"He had black crew-cut hair and National Health glasses and was frightfully shy and very poor... I started selling the odd drawing on his behalf for seven or eight pounds."

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Maybe you were a charcoal drawing on the wall done by an art whiz.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli