retreated
Example Sentences
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As they retreated from music into grief, their Uncle Bob stepped in to help them finish what his brother Cecil had started — the Womack Sisters’ first album.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Residents in Nagekeo regency, the area closest to the epicentre, raced for higher ground as the sea retreated -- a possible sign of an approaching tsunami, AFP journalists saw.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
“The cost has shown up in loan structure instead: longer terms, down payments that never fully retreated, and a persistently high share of borrowers starting underwater,” Gregory said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Sales of food, drinks and tobacco fell by 0.5%, for nonfood products by 0.4%, while automotive fuel sales grew 1.5% after oil prices retreated on easing tensions in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
He retreated from the window, his silver tail puffed up in alarm.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
