withdraw
verb (used with object)
to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove.
had withdrawn
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past perfectof withdraw.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Last month, GameStop announced that CEO Ryan Cohen had withdrawn a potentially hefty CEO performance award from the company’s proxy statement.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Hamilton had written to Forsyth on several occasions and Robertson had withdrawn his sons from one of Hamilton's boys' clubs, concerned by the way it was being run.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
Upon news that Netflix had withdrawn, its shares soared Friday nearly 14% to $96.24.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
The former world number one Swiatek had no idea at the end of her match that Osaka had withdrawn.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
It was not till after I had withdrawn to my own chamber for the night, that I steadily reviewed the tale Mr. Rochester had told me.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
