RETIRE in a Sentence

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267 example sentences for RETIRE, such as:

1. He is a retired naval officer.
2. The hour came for him to retire.
3. Leblanc and his daughter retire.
4. She was retired on medical grounds.
5. He must be getting near retiring age.

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 Meanings and Examples of RETIRE
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retire
 v.  move back and away from; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  I understood that we must retire, in order to allow this traveller to go to sleep, and we both went up stairs.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER IV—DETAILS CONCERNING THE CHEESE-DAIRIES OF PONTA...
2  On perceiving the sister, his first movement was to retire.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER V—A SUITABLE TOMB
3  In addition to these worthy mothers, some old society women had obtained permission of the prioress, like Madame Albertine, to retire into the Little Convent.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER VI—THE LITTLE CONVENT
4  It is an ancient cemetery which is outside the regulations, which has no uniform, and which is going to retire.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER I—WHICH TREATS OF THE MANNER OF ENTERING A CONVEN...
5  Leblanc and his daughter retire.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER V—DIVRS CLAPS OF THUNDER FALL ON MA'AM BOUGON
6  Fauchelevent had done well to retire early, if he were suffering, but that it was only a slight ailment.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER II—JEAN VALJEAN STILL WEARS HIS ARM IN A SLING
7  And he bowed in order to retire, and as if he considered the future in his own hands.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 3 THE AUDIENCE
8  You may retire; we consent to that.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 5 THE KING'S MUSKETEERS AND THE CARDINAL'S GUARDS
9  There," said the king, looking at a clock, "there, now, as it is half past eight, you may retire; for as I told you, I expect someone at nine.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 6 HIS MAJESTY KING LOUIS XIII
10  Thereupon the cardinal, hearing the clock strike eleven, bowed low, asking permission of the king to retire, and supplicating him to come to a good understanding with the queen.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 16 IN WHICH M. SEGUIER, KEEPER OF THE SEALS, LOOKS MORE THAN ONCE FOR THE BELL
11  The queen had just regained her chamber, and d'Artagnan was about to retire, when he felt his shoulder lightly touched.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 22 THE BALLET OF LA MERLAISON
12  The hour came for him to retire.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 31 ENGLISH AND FRENCH
13  At the hint from the mendicant his master made him a sign to retire, and he was obliged to obey.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 34 IN WHICH THE EQUIPMENT OF ARAMIS AND PORTHOS IS TREATED OF
14  And Porthos, turning on his heel, made a step to retire.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 34 IN WHICH THE EQUIPMENT OF ARAMIS AND PORTHOS IS TREATED OF
15  Presently they heard Milady retire to her room.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 35 A GASCON A MATCH FOR CUPID
Example Sentence: (57 in 4 pages)
16  When Jim's uncle retired from the railway company, he was given a gold watch.
17  Xiao Li has made a pair of cottonpadded trousers for a retired worker.
18  The retired worker usually waters his garden every day except on rainy days.
19  The association works to promote the status of retired people as useful members of the community.
20  The jury has retired to consider its verdict.
21  She was retired on medical grounds.
22  He is a retired naval officer.
23  A declining workforce has to provide for an increasing number of retired people.
24  She has shunned publicity since she retired from the theatre.
25  The girl student retired into herself.
26  And while the late steamer Big Missouri worked and sweated in the sun, the retired artist sat on a barrel in the shade close by, dangled his legs, munched his apple, and planned the slaughter of more innocents.
27  Robert Potts, who recently retired as chancellor at Arkansas State University, witnessed the nickname debate in two states.
28  He must be getting near retiring age.
29  You should bar the door before retiring for the night.
30  I have no intention of retiring just yet.