How to Use retired in a Sentence

retired

adjective
  • Three won, but three lost, and three more retired.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Here, trios are formed with two current players and a retired one.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Jon Duffy is a retired Navy captain.
    — Jon Duffy, Twin Cities, 27 May 2026
  • Jon Duffy is a retired Navy captain.
    — Jon Duffy, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Jon Duffy is a retired Navy captain.
    — Jon Duffy, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
  • This retired firefighter and bomb tech rose from the flames stronger, sassier, and ready to find a spark that lasts.
    — Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This retired firefighter and bomb tech rose from the flames stronger, sassier, and ready to find a spark that lasts.
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2025
  • This retired firefighter and bomb tech rose from the flames stronger, sassier, and ready to find a spark that lasts.
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Diguglielmo was a retired nurse who had practiced for 30 years.
    — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Jon Duffy is a retired naval officer.
    — Jon Duffy, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Jon Duffy is a retired naval officer.
    — Jon Duffy, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The retired officer was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Cardi didn’t take kindly to his remark and fired back hard at the retired rapper.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Chris has had a career in accounting and is now semi-retired.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Michael Peregrine is a retired Chicago lawyer and a fan of space.
    — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The retired nurse has a packed schedule of 40 hours a week in volunteer work.
    — Sandra Guzmán, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The retired pitcher, wearing a dark suit and a white dress shirt with no tie, denied any role in the boys’ deaths.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
  • His father asked him to meet at their home and talk with a family friend, a retired deputy sheriff.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The retired Ford worker has spent the past 30 years building it.
    — Freep.com, 1 Apr. 2022
  • The Marlins are the only team with no retired numbers.
    — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 4 June 2026
  • Most of the grace-and-favour dwellings are going to their current or retired staff, for example.
    — Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
  • And how about Hether, the retired nurse from Arizona?
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Shelley Smith of Fox is a retired teacher.
    — Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Shelley Smith of Fox is a retired teacher.
    — Shelley Smith Special To The Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The retired teacher struck his head on a step halfway down the stairs and suffered a massive brain injury.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
  • Michael Peregrine is a retired Chicago lawyer.
    — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
  • Chris is semi-retired from a career in accounting.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Michael Peregrine is a retired Chicago lawyer.
    — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Three seats back sat a retired teacher who knew the Carters through her husband, a minister.
    — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Hegseth has also sought to demote Kelly from his retired rank of captain.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026

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