retire

Example Sentences

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Once fully retired, the card that helped define modern New York commuting will become a relic — less a transit tool than a piece of civic nostalgia.

From Salon

The cinema icon - BB as she was known in her home country - acted in almost 50 films, including And God Created Woman, but retired in 1973 to devote her life to animal welfare.

From BBC

After retiring, the Welshman spent 16 years in various senior roles at the ECB.

From BBC

I am 66 years old and have been retired for about a year and a half.

From MarketWatch

There was a rodeo announcer from Idaho, a Kansan whose family owns a dairy farm, and a retired government worker who auctioned spectrum for the Federal Communications Commission.

From The Wall Street Journal