Sentence examples for drafted ahead from inspiring English sources

Morrow, 26, was drafted ahead of Lincecum in 2006.

The first diary entries, drafted ahead of the prime minister's speech, make sober reading.

He says some warm words were drafted ahead of the summit.

So Jim Burns of Northwestern was drafted ahead of a star player from Kentucky named Pat Riley.

Six of his brothers had been drafted ahead of him and, in early 1943, it was his turn.

"In the draft, they took seven guys before me," he added, referring to the defensive tackles drafted ahead of him.

In the 2009 draft, the Chargers, with a worse record, will draft ahead of the Indianapolis Colts, whom they defeated in the first round.

"No matter how good you are, there's always somebody they're drafting ahead of you or they're paying more money to, and they're going to give those guys they have more invested in more of a chance," Woodland said of baseball.

One imagines that Bloomberg's editors had two Tweets pre-drafted ahead of the verdict.

But they also drafted Carson Sands ahead of New York Yankees starter Jordan Montgomery, and a whole bunch of others ahead of Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff.

For an idea of the odds that Thomas overcame, consider that the four players drafted directly ahead of him have failed to sign with the teams that own their rights.