How to Use retreat in a Sentence
- Some of her friends were surprised by her retreat from public life following her defeat in the election.
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This time there would be no retreat.
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Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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So this new film takes place at a silent retreat.
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Jan. 2026
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That kind of retreat isn’t progress.
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Gloria Calderon Kellett,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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Build your own cheery retreat just a few steps away from home.
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Caitlin Sole,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2023
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The move is part of a retreat from the car business.
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Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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The desk in the basement is not a retreat from life.
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Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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But the fair is more than a warm-weather retreat.
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Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2026
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All found a new home in the high-design retreat.
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Elizabeth Fazzare,
Architectural Digest,
18 Feb. 2026
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This is not a retreat from wellness.
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Jamie Gold,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Now, one of the area’s most elusive retreats is for sale.
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David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2026
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The group retreat is just one format.
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Natalia V. Osipova,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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My kitchen, once a retreat from all that, has followed suit.
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Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Mar. 2026
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One of my favorite ways to do this is small scale retreats with friends.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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How long should a wellness retreat be?
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
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That was the self-help retreat talking.
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Danielle Paquette The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2026
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Kerr got pushback and chose retreat.
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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That retreat is now paying off.
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Tara Bannow,
STAT,
21 Apr. 2026
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Scammers show no signs of retreat.
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Naisha Roy,
ProPublica,
29 Apr. 2026
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Florio did not say when the retreat was held or whether there was more than one such event.
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Paul Pringle,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Dec. 2023
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The session can be a retreat for our minds and bodies.
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Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Turn your outdoor pool area into a spa-like retreat.
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Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
25 Apr. 2026
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Whether that’s good or bad depends on how quickly ice retreats.
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Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
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Use these simple ideas for a more upscale, cozy retreat.
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Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025
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The primary suite is a spa-like retreat.
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Dallas Morning News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Silent retreats are designed to provide just that.
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Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
28 Jan. 2026
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Your outdoor retreat isn’t tied to an address.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2026
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Those epiphanies linger long after a retreat ends.
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Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
28 Jan. 2026
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The retreat of oil prices helped stablize markets.
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ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Even so, retreat-goers are willing to fly across the world and pay steep prices to chase it.
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Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
- 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.
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When the sun sets, retreat to the hot tub.
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Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
23 Sep. 2025
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He was shot through the hand and was forced to retreat.
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Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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They will then be forced to retreat, as the church ladies did.
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Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2024
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Nuno had retreated to his dugout, head in hands.
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Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Or, be forced to retreat and lower them.
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William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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No more eight-minute buffer to retreat to.
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Jennifer Wolfgram,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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There are no crossover funds to retreat.
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Harlem Capital,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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But in the rush to retreat, his army didn’t bring enough food or supplies.
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Bob Drogin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2023
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The wolves will startle and retreat.
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Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The tears came and stood alert in his eyes, looked out at the world, then retreated.
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Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Glenn chose to retreat to the locker room instead.
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Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Garcia retreats, the video shows.
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Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The answer is not to retreat from online.
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Ian Gibson,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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The answer is not to retreat from online.
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Ian Gibson,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2026
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The answer is not to retreat from online.
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Ian Gibson,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2026
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But retreating indoors can come at a cost.
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Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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People retreated in fear that more would come.
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Kim Lane Scheppele,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Oil prices have retreated from their morning highs.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Patrick retreated to his lodgings to pray.
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Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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Towns retreated to the wing on the opposite side of the court.
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Fred Katz,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Hunter-Killers have been retreating there to die.
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Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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The cold air seemed to push south and east and then lingered for much of the week rather than retreating.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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My group watched two sets of soldiers march in, twirl their guns, click their heels, and then retreat out of sight.
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Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Both teams retreated back to their sidelines.
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Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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Rebel, not knowing whether the ball was caught, didn’t retreat back to first, Gilbert said.
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Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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Bregman retreated to the bag and stood there with Shaw.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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