“Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.”
Bible
“But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all; / And charged them that they should not make him known: / That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, / Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.”
“I couldn't count eight votes. I needed eight votes so I withdrew it.”
Rep. Richard Machek
“Luckily, he missed, so I shot the mayor and withdrew.”
Robert Maxwell
“It's a fantastic piece. The bidding was at $20,000 when we withdrew it, and I'm sure it would've gotten crazy tonight but we wouldn't let it get to that point.”
Doug Allen
“So she conceived him; then withdrew herself with him to a remote place.”
quran
“If we withdrew tomorrow, there would be a bloodbath in Iraq. We can't do that, ... Fox News Sunday.”
Byron Dorgan