first draft
Example Sentences
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The hapless lawyer said a law clerk had caught other fabricated quotes in a first draft.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
A.I. didn’t outline it for me and didn’t catch typos on a first draft, though I don’t have any more of a moral issue with that practice than I do with using spellcheck.
From Slate • May 24, 2026
“Well, someone has to do the first draft of my obituary,” Jack deadpanned.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
He has always started his novels in notebooks, he says, before typing a first draft on his trusted typewriter, then moving onto a computer.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
A month later, in July, the multiparty forum agreed on a first draft of an interim constitution.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
