retire

Example Sentences

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Feeling scared and suffering with insomnia, Fearon retired from all sport.

From BBC

The rescue cat from Battersea Cats and Dogs home retired from service in Whitehall in 2020, after four years in the post.

From BBC

Pinheiro Braathen won 12 medals on the World Cup circuit for Norway but stunned the skiing world when he retired aged just 23.

From BBC

“We didn’t have a conversation but he’s one of the greats of all time and just him showing love even though he retired a long time ago means a lot.”

From Los Angeles Times

What about baby boomers, the youngest of whom are now 61 and retiring at the rate of some 10,000 per day?

From MarketWatch