'retreat' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'retreat' with 6 example sentences.
- retreat noun
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: (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
: a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
: (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
: (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
: an area where you can be alone
: withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
: the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
- retreat verb
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: pull back or move away or backward
: move away, as for privacy
: move back
: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
A tactical retreat is sometimes interpreted as cowardice.
He decided neither to advance nor to retreat.
The snail retreated into its shell.
Dan and Linda retreated to their room to make out.
The monks were on retreat.
Jackson was not planning to retreat.