retreated

After a town hall last March attended by more than 100 people, he retreated to his studio.

Then he turned away and retreated into the woods.

In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu retreated to a bunker underneath the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, where he was joined by Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and other senior leaders.

He said the Israeli forces retreated when a delegation from the WHO arrived with an ambulance and evacuated some patients.

In this century, as football has ruled our sporting lives, baseball has retreated to local dominance.