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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • That shouldn’t have been a total disaster—FTX should have had enough cash in reserve to cover withdrawals.
    WIRED, 2 Oct. 2023
  • But by Friday morning on March 10, the scale of withdrawals made that impossible.
    Ben Eisen, WSJ, 28 Mar. 2023
  • At banks, CDs’ early withdrawals often come with a penalty, such as months to years’ worth of interest earned.
    Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
  • The number of House Democrats publicly seeking Biden’s withdrawal is up to seven.
    W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 July 2024
  • The only way contestants can leave is by choice, medical withdrawal, or by force from the agents.
    Jamie Ballard, Women's Health, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Along with its withdrawal from the tourism site, the Stonewall Museum demanded that Visit Florida’s annual fee of $475 be reimbursed.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2024
  • With Friday’s rulings, the only state still rejecting Kennedy’s withdrawal effort is Wisconsin.
    Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024

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