draws 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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The audience’s understanding of fright story rules and stock characters seasons the show’s sinister comedy, as it also draws on the audience’s familiarity with places like its titular town, whether by reputation or experience.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026

The updated pediatrics statement draws on decades of work in several areas, including social and emotional development, physical health and cognitive and academic performance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

The book plots the changes in how Mr. Putin draws on the czarist tradition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

It also draws on the cognitive science tradition to identify a plausible list of indicators of consciousness based on the structure of information processing.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

This is not surprising, because in time of physiological stress the organism, be it fish or man, draws on stored fat for energy.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson