How to Use withdrawal in a Sentence

withdrawal

noun
  • The general authorized the withdrawal of troops from the fields.
  • She made a withdrawal from her checking account.
  • He underwent rehab to help him through his withdrawal from heroin.
  • She experienced symptoms of nicotine withdrawal after she quit smoking.
  • The money has to come out and the withdrawals are taxable.
    Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The child should keep all receipts as proof to back up the withdrawal.
    Liz Weston Of Nerdwallet, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Pull out your bank statements from the last 12 months and add up the withdrawal amounts.
    Becca Stanek, The Week, 5 May 2023
  • That was the highest amount of withdrawals on records dating from 1997.
    Josh Mitchell, WSJ, 29 June 2023
  • By the end of winter quarter, Dominguez had three Fs and two withdrawals.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The group took over the country after the withdrawal of U.S. forces in August 2021.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2024
  • In 2019, the Emirates declared a withdrawal of their forces in Yemen.
    Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023
  • In the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, there’s a complex story to be told.
    Shawn Vandiver, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The result is not a lot of newsy nuggets about, for example, the messy withdrawal from Afghanistan.
    John Gans, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2023
  • And then there was the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, a low point for Biden which crashed his poll numbers.
    Maureen Groppe, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Feb. 2023
  • With the withdrawal, Israel has removed most of its ground troops from Gaza.
    Daniel Estrin, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Look, he’s had – ever since the Afghanistan withdrawal his polls have been upside down.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Researchers watched for signs of withdrawal — but didn’t find any.
    Big Think, 24 June 2024
  • The group cashed out on the claims using bank accounts, ATM withdrawals and money orders.
    Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
  • The withdrawal means the 28-year-old will fail to qualify for the all-around at the U.S. Championships set to begin May 30.
    CBS News, 19 May 2024
  • Is anyone else already going through TV withdrawals now that the Olympic Games are over?
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 12 Aug. 2024
  • France’s withdrawal could herald a shift for the United States’ presence in West Africa.
    Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Not all penalties for an early withdrawal are the same.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 2022
  • One is tax treatment of withdrawals prior to age 59½. IRAs would be subject to a 10% tax penalty where your plans would not.
    Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
  • But that won’t kick in until end of day, so Nick sends Eve to the bank to make a huge withdrawal with plans of fleeing to London instead.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2024
  • In the aftermath of the Ukrainian withdrawal, their fate was unknown.
    Marc Santora Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • There is no tax penalty for early withdrawal from a CD.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
  • In August 2023, the United States marked the two-year anniversary of its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.
    Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2023
  • But the same office also says Biden's decision to stick with a firm withdrawal date of U.S. troops was a factor as well.
    Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Hezbollah has not complied with the provisions of the U.N. resolution that ended the 2006 conflict between the group and Israel, which required a withdrawal of armed forces from southern Lebanon.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Senate opposition to Gaetz quickly led to his withdrawal from consideration for AG, but his House seat will remain vacant until it is filled by the winner of a special election.
    Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024

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