retreating

Example Sentences

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Mortgage rates increased this week, reversing a three-week decline, but buyers don’t seem to be retreating.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Seconds after retreating, Garcia steps out, holding the stick upright along with plastic bags filled with recyclables, asking Silva in Spanish: “Porque me quieres pegar? Dale, dale, pega me?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

U.S. stocks are near all-time highs, driven by retreating energy prices and a surge in mega cap tech.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The columns of retreating troops stretched out along the roads for miles.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman