retract

Example Sentences

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Parnell demanded Financial Times retract the report, but did not provide direct evidence that the report was false.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

So the department had to withdraw large portions of four different briefs filed in this case, retract multiple statements made at oral arguments, and ask Castel to correct his own opinion repeating this error.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Sitrick writes that if gentle persuasion doesn’t work to convince Ferguson to retract her statement, then “we need to turn up the heat even to the point of sending her a draft defamation lawsuit.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

If he is not allowed to retract his plea, there will be another hearing later in the year to consider his appeal against his sentence.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

I heard the landing gear retract with a thud just as I seated myself at the controls.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline