How to Use retrograde in a Sentence

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  • Your love life hits the skids as Jupiter goes retrograde.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
  • As Jupiter goes retrograde, keep that word in mind.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Jupiter’s retrograde forces you to ask the tough questions!
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Did the cosmos save the best retrograde season for last?
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Read on for what to expect this retrograde season.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Today, these nicknames seem retrograde, if not just plain wrong.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2020
  • Did the cosmos save the most intense retrograde season of the year for last?
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Cue the bleating anger from some fans, the weak-kneed squeamishness from some retrograde corners of the league.
    — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 23 June 2021
  • What does Mercury in retrograde mean?
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Meanwhile, this month’s retrograde duo is pressing pause for a reason.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
  • How does Mercury in retrograde impact my star sign?
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The effort may not be worth the stress as Pluto goes retrograde today.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • Seen from Mars, Earth appears to be in retrograde during this time.
    — National Geographic, 11 Apr. 2016
  • Their reasons were many and complex and mostly came back to a retrograde view of time that Putin seemed to share.
    — James Verini, New York Times, 19 May 2022
  • Clinging to control is a losing game as Uranus goes retrograde.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Visions of past mistakes crowd your brain as Mercury goes retrograde!
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Two outer planets go retrograde in your house of home and family at the end of April.
    — Randon Rosenbohm, Allure, 31 Mar. 2019
  • After five months of retrograde review, the dynamics in your closest bonds are about to shift.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 12 Oct. 2025
  • To that setup, playwright Stephens adds still more retrograde male fantasies.
    — Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2018
  • But to some, the choice reveals how retrograde the royal wedding really is.
    — Anna North, Vox, 15 May 2018
  • Just discernment, honesty, and a soft plan to carry you through these retrograde waters.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 9 Nov. 2025
  • On Thursday, Mercury goes retrograde, but even this can’t stop all the sweetness of these days.
    — Claire Comstock-Gay, The Cut, 19 Mar. 2018
  • The hour markers and minute track float above the retrograde chronograph, creating a real statement on the wrist.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The hour markers and minute track float above the retrograde chronograph, creating a real statement on the wrist.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Tread lightly as Mercury goes retrograde.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Because Mercury is retrograde right now, do not initiate new projects.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Unexpected friendships can open up your world as Uranus goes retrograde.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But surging interest in urban aviation and a few new tech tools could combine to put the retrograde design back in the air.
    — Eric Adams, WIRED, 12 Aug. 2019
  • As Jupiter goes retrograde, rethink excessive work or wellness habits.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
  • While Pluto goes retrograde, admit to your part in creating the drama!
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 6 May 2026

retrograde

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  • Mercury goes retrograde three to four times a year — more than any other planet.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2021
  • What does Mercury retrograde in Pisces mean for our love lives?
    — Annabel Gat, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Mercury isn't the only planet that will retrograde this year.
    — Carlie Procell, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2023
  • What other planets will retrograde this year?
    — Carlie Procell, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Mars, now retrograde, is adding stress to your relationship realm.
    — ELLE, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Neptune, retrograding back to Pisces, wants to find out.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • When the warrior planet goes retrograde, these areas of our life can feel, well, a bit fragile.
    — Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure, 27 Jan. 2020
  • What's more, Mercury goes retrograde the most often out of any planet — at three to four times a year.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 10 July 2020
  • And what price did the Longhorns pay for this simplistic, retrograde thinking?
    — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2021
  • What signs will Mercury retrograde in Pisces affect the most?
    — Maressa Brown, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Mars takes roughly two Earth years to make its way around the sun and therefore goes retrograde every two years, as well.
    — Emily Newhouse, Allure, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Mercury moves retrograde this week, creating tiny hitches in your plans.
    — Venus Australis, refinery29.com, 14 July 2019
  • Asteroids can go retrograde, just like the planets in our solar system.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 18 Jan. 2021
  • Saturn retrograde in Pisces is not only pushing you to rest and recharge, but also to check in with yourself.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Mercury will retrograde this month, which can bring old insecurities back around.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • Your ruling planet, Jupiter, stations retrograde on the 4th in your sixth house of gigs and daily work.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2023
  • In the meantime, read on for what Saturn retrograde in Pisces means for your zodiac sign.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Venus will not be retrograde a year after your wedding, since its backspins only take place every 18 months.
    — ELLE, 2 June 2023
  • The purpose is to release it as Mercury stations retrograde.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Read on for what Uranus retrograde in Gemini means for your zodiac sign.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • This year Uranus goes retrograde in Taurus, a comfortable and grounded earth sign.
    — Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Get ready to put on the finishing touches as Mercury stations retrograde.
    — USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Mercury retrograde late in the month encourages you to slow down, revisit old beliefs, and give yourself grace.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Jupiter stations retrograde, inspiring you to reflect on your past as well as your future direction.
    — USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023
  • When Mercury and Uranus retrograde face off across the sky, the result is purely cerebral and quite electric.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Matters of the heart can feel deflated while Neptune stations retrograde.
    — USA TODAY, 30 June 2023
  • Mercury retrograding back into Scorpio wants to get to the bottom of your contracts.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Saturn retrograde re-enters Pisces for the next six months, and this is deeply personal.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The silhouettes and colors struck me as daringly, doggedly retrograde, in a provocative way.
    — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 July 2022
  • Uranus retrograde in Gemini replays lessons around home, family, and roots.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025

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