retreating

Example Sentences

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Now, markets are retreating in spectacular fashion, baffling executives and analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

It then spends hours creating a cone-shape "scaffold" of dozens of tension lines, around which it finally wraps a thinner type of silk before retreating upwards.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

"We are retreating from the gains we made in promoting higher education as one of our most influential and profitable forms of soft power," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

Benchmark 2-year notes yields, which closely track forecasts of Fed rate hikes, moved rapidly after Wednesday’s decision, climbing to 4.21%—the highest in more than a year—before retreating to around 4.16%.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

“Yeah,” Rishi said, watching his brother’s retreating form.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon