'retract' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'retract' with 3 example sentences.
- retract verb
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: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
: pull away from a source of disgust or fear
: use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
: pull inward or towards a center
I would like to retract my previous statement.
The cat retracted its claws.
An elephant's tusks cannot be retracted.