retreat
Example Sentences
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Yet for many guests, the experience is less about fandom and more about retreat.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
It’s understandable — and probably necessary — for the congressman to retreat, as he suggested, to spent time with his wife and family.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
And now the retreat in the VIX is evidence that investors’ moves to seek protection via options has peaked, Lee says.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
She got her time sheet stamped for the spring and was free to retreat back to New York or Palm Beach until she had some new NFTs to sell, I assumed.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
He wasn’t compelled to offer stuttering apologies for trespassing or to make a hasty, panicked retreat in the heroic fashion of his parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
Vocabulary lists containing retreat
Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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"Of Mice and Men"
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"Marriage is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe
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