retired

Example Sentences

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He returned to work at the plant and retired recently.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

He later retired to Ashford in the UK, where he died in 2007.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Liquori, who is 65 and lives in North Haven, Conn., retired from a career raising funds for a religious order and considers himself a devout Catholic, he said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

After Anderson retired in 2010, he worked as a television analyst for the Angels.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

All the rest retired to their beds, with the exception of Matthias and Methuselah.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques