How to Use withdraw in a Sentence

withdraw

verb
  • They have withdrawn the charges.
  • The prosecutor withdrew her question to the witness.
  • She withdrew $200 from her checking account.
  • But that plan failed when two of Adams’ picks withdrew.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Kanakri said that the union withdrew its strike notice.
    — Pat Maio, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Trump has mused about withdrawing from it.
    — ABC News, 12 June 2026
  • Jasmine withdraws much of the time.
    — Larissa MacFarquhar, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
  • Routh agreed to withdraw that question.
    — Greg Allen, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Without it, troops must be withdrawn.
    — Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • No one wins when the West withdraws in this manner.
    — Aviva Klompas, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But Jones is now facing calls to withdraw from the race.
    — Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The suit was withdrawn in 2020.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
  • At that point, it may be withdrawn or it can be left invested.
    — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
  • These funds can grow tax-free and be withdrawn tax-free in retirement.
    — David Rae, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Plus there are no time limits, and money is free to be withdrawn at any time.
    — Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 16 Apr. 2026
  • That way, if something goes wrong, withdrawing won’t be a big loss.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Hannah, 30, prefers to withdraw when things start to heat up.
    — Marisa Bate, refinery29.com, 31 Dec. 2021
  • Loveman then withdrew her consent for deputies to search.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 23 May 2026
  • But just because the request was withdrawn, doesn’t mean homes can’t be built there.
    — Desiree Mathurin april 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The subpoena was withdrawn the same month.
    — Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The TPAs then process claims and withdraw funds to pay providers.
    — Bobby Jindal, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Emil in turn becomes a little withdrawn.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The scammer can then withdraw the money or move it somewhere else.
    — Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
  • The group agreed to withdraw its effort in favor of the law signed by Brown.
    — John Myers, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2022
  • Abelen was shot in the head while attempting to withdraw from the trench.
    — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Musk withdrew his lawsuit before a state judge could rule on whether to dismiss it.
    — John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The subpoena was withdrawn by month’s end.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Israel has not agreed to fully withdraw from Gaza.
    — NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Therefore, its users could not log in to their accounts and withdraw money.
    — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 25 July 2022
  • As a result, there’s no need to withdraw them from a slow, legacy system.
    — Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026

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