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'retract' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'retract' with 3 example sentences.


retract verb

: 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.
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