How to Use retire in a Sentence

retire

verb
  • She had to retire during the first set because of a muscle strain.
  • I want to be healthy when I retire.
  • The manufacturer plans to retire that car model in a few years.
  • The team is retiring his jersey number in honor of his great career.
  • The Navy is retiring the old battleship.
  • Now that risk should be retired.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026
  • Five were fired, and two retired.
    — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Why is now the right time for the guys to retire?
    — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
  • You’re still retired from movie make-up for good then?
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
  • His body says retire, but his heart says he’s not done yet.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Where are the best places to retire in the West?
    — Idaho Statesman, 13 Oct. 2025
  • At least one of them chose to retire instead.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
  • You've been retired for 13 years.
    — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
  • We are retired, and this is draining us.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Busch's car number has been retired in the wake of his death.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
  • Slow down, maybe, but no plans of retiring.
    — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The new cars would replace some that were meant to retire decades ago.
    — Taylor Dolven, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Adraee, who is retiring this year, takes pride in his work.
    — ABC News, 8 June 2026
  • Adraee, who is retiring this year, takes pride in his work.
    — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • Its owners retired and sold the space.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Gone are the days of retiring to your bedroom for a nap.
    — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Volkswagen will retire this body shop soon and build a new one.
    — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022
  • That had to be a sign that Kelce won’t be retiring, right?
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Roscoe is set to retire from his leadership role this year.
    — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Jarad retired from his work in the mid-2000s.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Jon Jones retired because of his hips.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Baby boomers who have not yet retired plan to do so at age 70.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Too young to retire but already tired of working?
    — Courtney Connley-Hampton, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Earlier this year, it was named the safest place to retire.
    — Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Now he’s retired so possibly that’s why his son has come up with this idea.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025

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