draw on

verb

1. intr, preposition to use or exploit (a source, fund, etc)

   to draw on one's experience

2. intr, adverb to come near

   the time for his interview drew on

3. tr, preposition to withdraw (money) from (an account)
4. tr, adverb to put on (clothes)
5. tr, adverb to lead further; entice or encourage

   the prospect of nearing his goal drew him on

Example Sentences

Akturkoglu’s missing of penalty award by referee Juan Martinez Munuera provided late drama in an eventful goalless draw on Saturday.

From BBC

If that sequence comes to pass, Scotland would finish in a improbable second place in the section and seal both a pot-one berth for the World Cup qualifying draw on December 13 and a place in March’s Nations League quarter-finals.

From BBC

For Ms Nash, this has been a six-year “labour of love”, made slightly easier, she admits, by having some of the men’s children still alive to draw on, something that has also made the process more special.

From BBC

Rossellini could draw on that background for the film, inherently knowing how to make the sign of the cross correctly and how to carry herself.

From Los Angeles Times

To avoid that fate, he says China should draw "on untapped consumer demand" and move away from "export and investment-led growth".

From BBC