retreated

Example Sentences

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After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, U.S. forces retreated inside fenced-off hubs, a process that has segregated them from local communities in the decades since.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

One hand holding a microphone, the other arm tightly tucked across her chest, she retreated to her zones of rhetorical comfort: grievance, victimhood, outrage.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

With the Iran cease-fire still seemingly intact, oil prices retreated today, giving the market some room to run.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Treasury yields retreated on Tuesday, with the 30-year rate falling 4.3 basis points to 4.982% as of 3 p.m.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

He didn’t want to but she insisted, and he retreated to a sulky silence.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt