withdraw
verb (used with object)
to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove.
am withdrawing
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present progressiveof withdraw (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“I am withdrawing from the race,” Ince told reporters in front of his party’s headquarters.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2023
“That is why I am withdrawing from the Senate race and throwing my support behind Governor Steve Bullock.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 9, 2020
"I am withdrawing from any consideration of being the Democratic Party's nominee for the presidency," he said.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2015
“I am withdrawing from any consideration of being the Democratic Party’s nominee for the presidency,” said Webb at a press conference on Tuesday, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2015
I am withdrawing from any say in the matter, for I am satisfied that I do not know as much about it as he does.
From The "Genius" by Theodore Dreiser
