retract

Example Sentences

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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

“When confronted with her lie, she did not retract her statement, she doubled down,” the letter said.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

“I regret suggesting the authors should be disciplined for their research. Indeed, I retract that suggestion,” Hassett’s statement read.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 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

Weighing the conflicting opinions, it was up to Kennedy to make a critical choice: stand by Cable 243, or retract it.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge