Use "retracted" in a sentence

1. Their jowls retracted displaying a row of razor sharp teeth; they took a step and their claws suddenly appeared over their paws

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2. Claimed all sorts of pressure had been brought to bear on the committee and more or less accused Bunty of having slept with half of them … there was actually a case brought against him for slander but it fell through when he speedily retracted his statement

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3. “You’re pushing it, buster,” she said then retracted it

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4. Instead, he got severely reprimanded and libelously labeled as an evil, dangerous (probably Devil-worshiping) heretic by the top grey matter of the Church, was charged and convicted as guilty of messing around with the predominant and preferred belief systems of the time, and sentenced to be tortured continuously unless he publicly retracted his offensive findings and openly admitted something like, “Oops, I made a huge mistake

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5. The ramp retracted, the door closed and the spaceship blasted off, blowing Gibbon’s hat off in the process

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6. She retracted them quickly

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7. After pulling me closer, the claws retracted

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8. He heaved a sigh of relief as they retracted into his chair, thankful to be

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9. ” He retracted his arm

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10. He lowered the skids, and retracted the crawler tracks

11. She reluctantly retracted her claws

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12. The kid lowered the crawler tracks, and retracted the landing skids

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13. The entrance to the dome automatically retracted a pair of doors as he approached

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14. My other hand found his testicles and they were small and retracted against his body

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15. It was false, and the story was slowly retracted and gingerly apologized for, having caught U

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16. As soon as they were completely released in the small cage, her wings retracted themselves in what seemed record time

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17. She retracted her wings and jumped in

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18. She landed on an empty section in the back of the boat, sword out, wings retracted, ears prepared for anything that may come

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19. When the syringe was retracted, Orphenn clambered back down to the grass

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20. She pressed a hidden button under the lip of one of the shelves and a panel next to the bookshelves retracted, revealing a metal door with no handle and a box the size of a fire alarm unit with a green display screen

21. Once these symbols of preeminence are given out, they can not be retracted, and

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22. My grin quickly vanished as he looked at me with that “you’re not helping” kind of face so instead, I quickly retracted

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23. With her hand now holding the object she retracted her arm, and saw that it was yet another book

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24. ” The man grabbed his mid-section a scowl on his face, as David retracted his elbow

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25. The first item in the squadron's eyes was the amount of respect the new pilot, the FNG, the Friggin New Guy, earned during the time he retracted and extended his fighter's landing gear

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26. Ramrod retracted himself back up, and silently went about his business cruising the rafters

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27. The roof slowly retracted

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28. The hatch unsealed with a snap-hiss and slowly retracted

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29. If you can help with this please be sure to explain that the State had to concoct a theory of ―transferred intent‖ to be able to convict without any evidence and that Meeks has retracted his testimony and stated that he was told what to say

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30. The animals backed away fearfully, only approaching after he deposited the food and retracted his hand

31. Set retracted his hand

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32. manifolds closed and retracted into the hull, the automated systems began alerting the crew of

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33. decided a craft knife would be the best weapon, blade retracted until

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34. Sensing no danger it retracted its partially raised wings and positioned them next to its keel-like breast

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35. They needed to calculate the necessary thickness of the ice to support the weight of the shuttle and the design of the skids so that when the gear retracted, the skids would fall away cleanly so the landing gear could be closed

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36. The 86 retracted its weapons pods as a sign of surrender

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37. Had you tried it with your weapons pods retracted, your ship would have disintegrated

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38. He didn’t answer as the machine retracted

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39. His lips were fully retracted exposing his white fangs, and his saliva flared in the moonlight

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40. had never heard of Adrian Bedford, then retracted that part

41. They can land and take off from a planet’s surface quickly and easily, but their laser weapons pods must be retracted to do so

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42. Joey retracted his neck in disappointment

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43. He retracted his head as if to hide it from her inside his body, and laughed nervously

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44. She stopped him and pushed him aside, retracted her spear by pushing together at the center, and searched the robot for a spot to remove the jetpack

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45. This time, the wrist retracted all the way to her lap, as if it sought safety from her apparent insanity

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46. Laura retracted her foot

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47. Dave slowly retracted his hand and then nodded at the other

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48. He retracted is paw and then frowned at me

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49. The screen went blank and retracted back into its housing

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50. The two were escorted off stage and the corporation retracted the generous claim, only emphasizing how the company really treated people

51. " Meanwhile, Mitchell retracted the roof to let the warm, Florida air, touch his face

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52. He merely gazed at the rose colored horizon while his convertible top slowly retracted

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53. "The police initially said Travis's prints were on a lamp, but then retracted their statement, after the evidence was somehow lost

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54. " Immediately, he retracted the syringe, and sunk its point into the vial of hantavirus

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55. � Retracted, it looked like a six inches steel rod, but it could instantly be deployed to a length of 21 inches, then becoming a very effective argument in any hand-to-hand fight

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56. Fury burned in its eyes as it retracted its head from the gap and give chase

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57. As he retracted his hand, he tore a gaping hole in the wall, and Stazl could see that it was simply made of wooden beams and gypsum boards

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58. Toyne looked at him for a few moments, then awkwardly retracted his hand,

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59. In the blink of an eye the device quickly retracted to the

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60. General Dows signals that all appears to be well on her side… Sergeant Moran reports that the LOX transfer valve and plane intake cover are closed and secured, with the LOX hose retracted and secured

61. But he soon forgot and retracted this lofty "principle" when she adulated him:

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62. with it`s wings retracted

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63. Brennan retracted the knife and backed away

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64. The gun collected the required amount of blood thirty seconds later, chirped happily, and gently retracted the needle

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65. ” Hamilton retracted his legs, resting his elbows on his knees again

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66. Once Shiro touched the handprint, part of the wall retracted, opening up a small closet full of hazmat suits on hangers

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67. Overhead, the ceiling split evenly in two and retracted away into the walls, revealing an enormous stadium above with an audience numbering in the

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68. At this, Djemal Pasha retracted his ruling instantly, for he was planning to lead a coup against the Turkish government then take up the reins of authority in this large area of the Ottoman Empire

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69. As the belt slid off, and retracted into it’s resting niche, Joel hovered over her a moment, and then commandingly cupped her chin in his hand, and tilted it gently up, so he could look her directly in the eyes

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70. To demonstrate she landed just in front of Hal, turned, and retracted her delicate wings

71. each other’s surface at different angles as their fur retracted

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72. They also retracted their fur as they went

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73. Tony retracted his hand and folded his arms across his chest

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74. She noticed the sandals on his feet had retracted so they no longer formed flippers for swimming

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75. As the seatbelt retracted, I looked up into his smiling eyes

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76. coral because it cause the polyps to stay retracted and eventually cause damage

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77. stinging nematocysts will sting them causing them to remain retracted and slowing their growth rates

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78. with powerheads or they may stay retracted

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79. their polyps and stay retracted

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80. Many women under such circumstances would have retracted their promise, and refused even at the altar to marry a man whom they no longer loved; but Nellie could not do this

81. Amy smiled wide as the woman retracted her hands

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82. Junior smiled; then retracted the knife

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83. He retracted his index, and his hand didn’t move anymore, not yet

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84. Perversely the moment the offer was retracted,

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85. Her parents, mother and stepfather that is, were so immediately offset by the peculiar and seemingly menacing Adorno, with his massive wealth and intimidating air, that they retracted the offer of her betrothal arrangement

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86. you are condensed, or retracted on the new leg anyway

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87. She marched to Tiffany's locker, slamming it shut just as Tiffany had retracted her hand after she placed her things back

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88. Spindly branches retracted with the plate; there was no shocking reaction from Hanor this

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89. had retracted her control over him, but this was by far the furthest

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90. With the coming task at hand looming large I nonetheless retracted my thought of crossing the tight rope as being a thing of mere child’s play

91. He retracted his suggestion

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92. case; a built-in memory retains the measurements when the tape is retracted

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93. The teeth retracted, the anger went out of his eyes, and he dropped his hand from my neck

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94. Another burst of wind whistled past as water swirled around Gary’s feet and retracted into the ocean

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95. Decide for thyself in thy wisdom, reader; for I am not bound, nor is it in my power, to do more; though certain it is they say that at the time of his death he retracted, and said he had invented it, thinking it matched and tallied with the adventures he had read of in his histories

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