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"Retracted" in a Sentence (12 examples)
The cat retracted its claws.
An elephant's tusks cannot be retracted.
Sami immediately retracted his hands.
Lady Stair sent him for answer, that her daughter, sensible of her undutiful behaviour in entering into a contract unsanctioned by her parents, had retracted her unlawful vow, and now refused to fulfil her engagement with him.
It's common sense to keep your foreskin constantly retracted so that smegma is unable to accumulate.
Yanni retracted his statement.
The question is retracted.
Gabor retracted his testimony.
Tom retracted his confession.
My guess is that he substitutes a schwa sound for the retracted r in final position.
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Pale, retracted, that is, shortened. It is a French term, used when pales are borne cut off, either pendent from the chief, or issuant from the base, which should be particularly noticed in the blazon.
RETRACTED, said of charges when borne one shorter than another; as, three pales or palets issuant from the chief, retracted, that is, cut off bend ways, and hanging of different lengths.
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