retreating
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Investor concerns about software-sector weakness and artificial-intelligence overspending are retreating, providing a boost to shares of Microsoft.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 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
The 10-year Treasury yield rose to 4.634%, an almost eight-week high, before retreating to 4.620%, still up 1.2 basis points on the day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The monkey hangs close to streetlamps rather than retreating to any of the neighborhood’s shadowy smatterings of trees.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
