retreating

Example Sentences

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U.S. stock futures were retreating, led by tech-focused Nasdaq-100 contracts, and global markets were mostly lower.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Many were too shocked to speak, uttering few words before breaking down in tears or retreating into silence.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Mallori Johnson plays her sister Anaia: shy, retreating and “emotional,” a descriptor that lands like an insult on her psyche.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

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

All they could hope to achieve against a Panzer division was an extra hour or two for the retreating soldiers.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan