Sentence examples for draft only to from inspiring English sources

I finished a rough draft, only to discover that the story worked, but that the setting was too vague.

Mississippi State -- Mario Austin declared for the N.B.A. draft only to later withdraw his name, good news for Bulldog fans.

It is no secret that Jones wanted to draft Johnny Football with the 16th pick of the 2014 draft, only to be overruled by his son, Stephen.

The Americans inserted agriculture into the draft, only to watch the Europeans take it out, according to one person involved in the discussions who was not authorized to speak publicly.

Cleveland, Washington, Cincinnati and Baltimore -- teams that own the first five selections -- have all considered accepting deals to go lower in the draft, only to, for now, rebuff those trades.

Phillips, who was selected by the Portland Fire in the expansion draft only to be traded to the Liberty at the start of the season, showed her former teammates what they lost when their team chose to leave her unprotected.

In the case of La Nuit Venue, Genet worked with a collaborator on a full-length fiction scenario over a long period and through several drafts, only to block the production himself when everything was ready to go.

According to AFL.com, the league's decision to bar Mouncey from the draft only applies to the 2018 season meaning she could play in the AFLW next year, if the league extends its inclusive policy to the national game.

Or some teams may wait to try to draft players only to discover there will be no draft because the arbitrator found that the clubs were improperly eliminated.

As the general manager of the Baltimore Colts, in 1983, he chose Elway with the first pick of the draft -- only to hear Elway say he'd rather play professional baseball than play football in Baltimore, forcing a trade to Denver.

Cooke was a flashy 6-foot-6 guard who flirted with college before entering the 2002 N.B.A. draft -- only to go undrafted, never advancing beyond the summer league teams of the Boston Celtics and the Seattle SuperSonics.