- present participle of retreat.
retreating
Example Sentences
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U.S. stock futures are retreating on fears about Big Tech’s free-cash-flow negativity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
If this ice begins retreating quickly, the process can become difficult to stop or reverse.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
France couldn’t even score into an open net, with Desire Doue lining a low shot right at a rapidly retreating Simón, who had come well off his line and left the goal unattended.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
You could see Gauff ramp up the aggression in set two but, instead of retreating, Muchova managed to play even more shots inside the baseline in the third set.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The class, in the middle of a history lecture, broke down into a group of retching, spitting thirteen-year-old boys, with the girls retreating to the open windows for air.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
