retrench

Example Sentences

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It even stands to benefit if consumers retrench.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Ford announced in December that it expected to take $19.5 billion in charges to retrench amid sinking EV demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Rickey would rather they retrench into a nostalgia tour of laughs and revelry — he’s even found the tan Chrysler LeBaron they used to ride in.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

"If consumers retrench... the entire economy is going to go down with it," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025

How could it be that a man who had so much wit, had not enough to retrench these egregious faults?

From A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" by Fran?ois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)