How to Use retreat in a Sentence

retreat

1 of 2 noun
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  • Some of her friends were surprised by her retreat from public life following her defeat in the election.
  • Here are 10 ski weeks and retreats to check out this year.
    — Matt Kirouac, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Build your own cheery retreat just a few steps away from home.
    — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Howe Island—the fourth largest in the chain of islands—is home to the lakeside retreat called Nokomis.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Florio did not say when the retreat was held or whether there was more than one such event.
    — Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
  • This woodsy Washington retreat is a dream come true for adults and kids alike.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The host is sharing a first look at the two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom retreat that one lucky fan will get the keys to in the video tour, above.
    — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Most of the movie takes place at a remote hideaway where Pinochet (now played by Jaime Vadell) dwells in weary retreat from the outside world.
    — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Since plans for the retreat have already been developed, the new owner will be able to jump right into the project with ease.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 2 June 2023
  • The Sha retreat, which sits on the edge of a nature preserve and offers brilliant water views, opened in late 2008.
    — Mary Holland, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2023
  • This plan may include a day-long retreat, a walk in the woods, or generous time spent with music.
    — Teresa M. Hanafin, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
  • In the show, a group is invited to a retreat at a secluded resort in Iceland ... but soon, one of the guests is found dead.
    — Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Each of the 16 rooms is designed to feel like a mini retreat inspired by the seasons and different moons.
    — Carine Lavache, ELLE, 21 July 2023
  • But to say that the Russian business retreats are somehow helping Putin is false.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The bedroom transforms from neutral-toned retreat by day to sparkling oculus by night.
    — Amy Chin, ELLE Decor, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The church where Delp is a pastor does an annual couples retreat, as well.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
  • At least 80% of Haiti's capital city is controlled by gangs and there is no end in sight as the government is in full retreat.
    — Matt Rivers, ABC News, 2 June 2023
  • The town has long been a retreat for creatives, who first began claiming San Miguel De Allende as a haven for the arts in the middle of the 20th century.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2023
  • More than 10 years after that high-profile retreat, the shoe is on the other foot, even if the circumstances aren’t exactly the same.
    — Laura He, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
  • This year, being at a wellness retreat that served high-quality food set the tone for my eating habits.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Donors loan Merkel their vacation homes, and retreat leads help partners come back to each other.
    — Catherine Herridge, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2023
  • These gunshots should have spurred greater urgency to confront the suspect, the report said, rather than marked a retreat.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2024
  • How does the narrator’s queerness interact with the sense of solitude, or retreat, in the story?
    — Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The Greenbrier Resort – where the Browns are holding their first days of training camp this week – has long been a retreat for the wealthy and well-connected.
    — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 26 July 2023
  • Prepare to leave each retreat with your body feeling restored, and mind transformed.
    — Maridel Reyes, Women's Health, 6 June 2023
  • The inclusive beach town of Brighton to the south, or the bucolic countryside of the Cotswolds to the west are ideal, if not predictable, summertime retreats.
    — Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 18 Nov. 2023
  • But sea-level rise is inevitable and not getting out in front of it seems to leave only one option: chaotic retreat.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Paltrow’s bonding retreat follows a contentious first half of the year for the actress, whose ski collision trial came to a close in March.
    — USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The traumatized but steel-nerved Early, in retreat from a world that has done great violence to her, turns out to be the wellspring of the family’s survival.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2023
  • However, when Lana forces Alex to stay in one place at the retreat and confront feelings head-on, how will this jet-setting Lothario manage?
    — Monique Wilson, Glamour, 6 July 2023
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retreat

2 of 2 verb
  • He quickly retreated from the room.
  • When the enemy attacked, our troops were forced to retreat.
  • They retreated behind trees for safety.
  • After her defeat, she retreated from politics.
  • They will then be forced to retreat, as the church ladies did.
    — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
  • But in the rush to retreat, his army didn’t bring enough food or supplies.
    — Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2023
  • The crawfish then retreat into the earth to lay their eggs and emerge in the late fall as the ponds are refilled.
    — Rick Rojas Emily Kask, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
  • That the Ukrainians retreated doesn’t mean the assault was a waste.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 16 July 2023
  • The Moors retreated from Gaul, never to return in such force.
    — Rich Lowry, National Review, 29 Oct. 2023
  • In the heart of the home, the kitchen opens to a family room and back porch, while on the wings, four bedrooms and a study offer quieter places to retreat.
    — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 19 June 2023
  • In Childhood Calling, one of the show’s cool-tinged paintings, the artist retreats to her early years.
    — Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2023
  • When dawn would arrive with no leads, the trio would retreat to Tierney’s car to debrief.
    — Sean Paulsen, The New Yorker, 5 July 2023
  • The bill dies, and the negotiations stop; the threat is over, so the parties retreat to their corners.
    — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Mar. 2024
  • By the time rescuers arrived, the water had begun to retreat.
    — Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
  • Boats can be rented and sailed out to the water, there’s a pool somewhere in the resort and a number of places for a person to retreat from the world.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Stock gains were fairly broad, with utilities the only sector in the S&P 500 to retreat.
    — WSJ, 28 Sep. 2023
  • At least four times in the past 15 months, members of the alliance known as OPEC+ have slashed oil output, only for prices to soon retreat anyway.
    — Bob Henderson, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2023
  • The show’s star, Maya Rudolph, retreated to her trailer and was unwilling to return to set.
    — John Koblin, New York Times, 26 May 2023
  • Turner, then 34, retreated to a nearby wood deck, sat down, buried his head in his hands and appeared to sob.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Martinez rushed to the classroom but retreated after he was shot at by the gunman and injured.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Shares of fellow chip maker Nvidia also retreated, with the stock down about 2%.
    — WSJ, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The iCarly reboot would continue on without him, and the face of the network retreated from the public eye.
    — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2024
  • This redesign offers a new haven to retreat and recharge in calming comfort.
    — Ryan Slattery, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2024
  • In his years studying snow in the Sierra Nevada, Painter has seen glaciers retreat with the rise in temperatures.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
  • Ali and Abu Reem retreated behind the partition for the second act: a puppet show.
    — Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Then, retreat to the on-site Inn at Laurita Winery, where rooms are housed in a restored farmhouse.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Humeniuk said the flooding had caused Russian forces to retreat from their first lines of defense.
    — Pamela Constable, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
  • What gives? Most likely the court will try to retreat from the vile implications of the Fifth Circuit’s Rahimi opinion.
    — Michael Waldman, The New Republic, 4 Oct. 2023
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    — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2023
  • This bed is sure to become a favorite spot for your furry companion to retreat and recharge.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2023

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