extract
verb (used with object)
to get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force.
extracting
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present participleof extract.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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He wants the government to help local miners establish safer and more effective ways of finding and extracting the gold.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
And if Mourinho has proven himself capable of one thing, it’s extracting commitment from his team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Two other Republicans who had threatened Blanche’s nomination, Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, ultimately voted to confirm him after extracting concessions.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
While its emissions are lower, drilling and extracting it causes the leakage of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas and the main component of natural gas.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Coalwood, West Virginia, where I grew up, was built for the purpose of extracting the millions of tons of rich bituminous coal that lay beneath it.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
