withdraw
verb (used with object)
to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove.
had been withdrawing
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past perfect progressiveof withdraw.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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A coalition of foreign forces, led by the USA and including the UK, had been withdrawing from Afghanistan after making a deal with the Taliban, two decades after removing the hardline Islamist group from power.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2024
David Hollingworth, of broker London & Country, said lenders had been withdrawing deals and raising rates at a "relentless pace" and this week "is going to bring more of the same".
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2023
He had been withdrawing large sums of money from the bank in the days leading up to his arrest, making it look like he was going to flee, according to Little.
From Fox News ● Oct. 19, 2021
News broke yesterday that concerned Greeks had been withdrawing funds since the election of May 6.
From The Guardian ● May 16, 2012
For the last three months he had been withdrawing small sums therefrom in the hope of being able to repay them, while he had covered the deficit with false money.
From Four Short Stories By Emile Zola by Zola, Émile
