retiring

Example Sentences

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Despite briefly retiring at 70, it wasn't long before he returned to the lollipop at Sale High School, where he has been working ever since - for more than 17 years.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement on social media that George "will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately".

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

In skilled trades, retiring workers are driving a lot of the demand, while the aging population is driving more demand for eldercare.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

See: I’m retiring at 62 this year with 11-year-old twins.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Unfortunately, he died before he could conduct the experiments and both the idea and the necessary equipment were passed on to a brilliant but magnificently retiring London scientist named Henry Cavendish.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson