retreating

Example Sentences

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People moved back into the British Isles around 15,200 years ago after the last major ice sheet began retreating, according to new research.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

As some kids are pushed to eat more adventurously, adults are quietly retreating.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

A mood of high anxiety a few weeks ago has given way to cautious optimism amid a fragile cease-fire and retreating oil prices.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

On the arm of the sofa, where he had been seated just minutes before retreating into his bedroom for a few minutes of shut-eye, was a block of brown and white ice.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Pyatsha took one of his boots off and threw it at his retreating oldest brothers.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack