drawn
Definition of drawn
(Entry 1 of 2)
past participle of draw
drawn
adjective
\ ˈdrȯn
, ˈdrän\
, ˈdrän\
Definition of drawn (Entry 2 of 2)
: showing the effects of tension, pain, or illness : haggard
a face drawn with pain
Examples of drawn in a Sentence
Adjective
His illness left him looking very pale and drawn. She had a drawn face.Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
As of Thursday, only 10 candidates had generated 2% in four qualifying polls and drawn donations from at least 130,000 people. — Melanie Eversley, Fortune, "Gillibrand’s Exit From 2020 Presidential Race Spotlights Her Push for Women’s Advancement," 29 Aug. 2019 The automobile industry, in particular, has witnessed a long-drawn slowdown, resulting in significant job losses. — Rahul Menon, Quartz India, "India’s economic slump is far too deep to be tackled with mere tinkering of interest rates," 7 Aug. 2019 After studying electrical engineering, Urtasun became drawn to machine learning and started developing algorithms for smaller problems (including an algorithm that scans a user’s photo to determine if her outfit is on point). — Megan Ditrolio, Marie Claire, "These Women Are Building Uber's First Self-Driving Car," 16 July 2019 As more and more vehicles begin pouring into Creative Village later this month when the joint downtown UCF/Valencia campus opens, those looking for parking may not find drawn spots but instead strips of on-street zones. — Ryan Gillespie, orlandosentinel.com, "On-street parking will be meterless in Creative Village, but it’s still going to cost you," 5 Aug. 2019 It was then introduced to Emily’s T cells, which had been carefully centrifuged from her drawn blood. — Charles Graeber, WIRED, "How Scientists Built a ‘Living Drug’ to Beat Cancer," 25 July 2019 This past year, the drawn hunts program saw 162,676 applications submitted by almost 40,000 hunters for the almost 9,500 permits offered. — Shannon Tompkins, ExpressNews.com, "Popular prequel to hunting season coming soon," 27 June 2019 The court rejected challenges to Republican-drawn congressional districts in North Carolina and a Democratic district in Maryland. — Dylan Bouscher, The Mercury News, "Political Cartoons: Supreme Court rejects limits to partisan gerrymandering," 2 July 2019 The court rejected challenges to Republican-drawn congressional districts in North Carolina and a Democratic district in Maryland. — Mark Sherman, Anchorage Daily News, "Supreme Court says federal courts don’t have a role in deciding gerrymandering claims," 27 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'drawn.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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drawn
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of drawn
: looking very thin and tired especially from worry, pain, or illness
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drawn
adjective
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Kids Definition of drawn
: looking very thin and tired especially from worry, pain, or illness