retreat
Example Sentences
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Curtains that once graced the windows of a royal retreat have been turned into Christmas stockings to be auctioned for charity.
From BBC
Still, Dench remains characteristically grounded, crediting her support network and refusing to frame her condition as a reason to retreat entirely from public life.
From Salon
The explanation comes from the repeated advance and retreat of glaciers during a previous martian ice age.
From Science Daily
The term, which describes young adults who retreat into small rooms, avoid socializing and spend long stretches in bed scrolling on their phones, has exploded across platforms and accumulated billions of views.
From MarketWatch
Turns out that retreating from head coach to offensive coordinator wasn’t a great fit for Chip Kelly.
From Los Angeles Times
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