retreat
Example Sentences
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“Many times in Berkshire’s history, some observers have suggested that our substantial cash position signals a retreat from investing,” Abel wrote.
From MarketWatch
In protest, he jumped on stage, wiggled his bottom at the cameras, made a strange wafting gesture with his hands and beat a hasty retreat, pursued by Jackson's security team.
From BBC
Wilson’s retreat after the flameout of his notoriously ambitious “Smile” project made space for the other Beach Boys to shape the band’s music, as on 1970’s fondly remembered “Sunflower.”
From Los Angeles Times
Guilty and despondent, Donatello retreats to his empty family estate in Tuscany, where Kenyon tries to counsel him.
Richard has enjoyed a brilliant Broadway career, attacked a critic who didn’t like his Lear, and has to retreat to his small hometown of Millersburg, Pa., to try to repair his life.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
