Retracting can be categorized as a verb.
Verb |
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| retract - use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) | ||
| retract - formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" | ||
| retract - pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" | ||
| retract - pull away from a source of disgust or fear |
| # | Sentence | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | verb | The cat is retracting its claws. | |
| 2. | verb | I would like to retract my previous statement. | |
| 3. | verb | I won't retract that statement. | |
| 4. | verb | Now it's starting to retract into something. | |
| 5. | verb | Tom didn't retract his statement. | |
| 6. | verb | At each approach to the Sun, the solar arrays retract behind the heat shield’s shadow, leaving only a small segment exposed to the Sun’s intense rays. | |
| 7. | verb | Tom should retract his statement. | |
| 8. | verb | I am that Ravenswood to whom you granted the solemn engagement which you now desire to retract and cancel. | |
| 9. | verb | The author of the article was forced to retract her previous article after the information was debunked. | |
| 10. | verb | I would like to retract my previous statement. | |
| 11. | verb | I won't retract that statement. | |
| 12. | verb | Now it's starting to retract into something. | |
| 13. | verb | Tom didn't retract his statement. | |
| 14. | verb | At each approach to the Sun, the solar arrays retract behind the heat shield’s shadow, leaving only a small segment exposed to the Sun’s intense rays. | |
| 15. | verb | Tom should retract his statement. |
| Sentence | |
|---|---|
| verb | |
| The cat is retracting its claws. | |
| I would like to retract my previous statement. | |
| I won't retract that statement. | |
| Now it's starting to retract into something. | |
| Tom didn't retract his statement. | |
| At each approach to the Sun, the solar arrays retract behind the heat shield’s shadow, leaving only a small segment exposed to the Sun’s intense rays. | |
| Tom should retract his statement. | |
| I am that Ravenswood to whom you granted the solemn engagement which you now desire to retract and cancel. | |
| The author of the article was forced to retract her previous article after the information was debunked. | |
| I would like to retract my previous statement. | |
| I won't retract that statement. | |
| Now it's starting to retract into something. | |
| Tom didn't retract his statement. | |
| At each approach to the Sun, the solar arrays retract behind the heat shield’s shadow, leaving only a small segment exposed to the Sun’s intense rays. | |
| Tom should retract his statement. | |