How do you use the word "withdrawal" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "withdrawal" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "withdrawal": In the financial world opposition is apparently increasing against the withdrawal of the proposed bill. The withdrawal symptoms are more severe than I thought.

Withdrawal

/wɪðˈdɹɔː(ə)l/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounReceiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.

nounA method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.

Sentence Examples

In the financial world opposition is apparently increasing against the withdrawal of the proposed bill.

The withdrawal symptoms are more severe than I thought.

They announced the withdrawal of 12 000 troops from the area.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The patient experienced a painful ____ of the needle from his arm by the nurse.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The manager announced the sudden ____ of the product from the market because of some serious and technical problems today.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree English withdraw Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English withdrawal From withdraw + -al.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"In view of the second aspect of its control function, the Federal Reserve Board prohibits, with specified limited exceptions, the wisthdrawal of securities from general accounts where such withdrawals would undermargin such accounts." — 1973, American jurisprudence: a modern comprehensive text statement of American Law, State and Federal, Volume 69, page 852:

"On withdrawal [from service], it was restored to its Caledonian blue livery, and is now preserved at St. Rollox." — 1950 October, H. C. Casserley, “Locomotive Cavalcade, 1920-1950—4”, in Railway Magazine, page 658:

"But in terms of the result, the performance and the management of the players' workloads, the match could not have gone much better for the hosts, save for Wes Burns' first-half withdrawal with what looked like a dislocated shoulder." — 2023 October 11, Dafydd Pritchard, “Wales 4-0 Gibraltar”, in BBC Sport:

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