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Meanings of hasty retreat in English

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Usage of hasty retreat in English
1
Each one tries to outrun the other in beating a hasty retreat.
Four Arthurian Romances
2
The remaining rebels and Indians beat a hasty retreat to the woods.
Young Lion of the Woods / Or, A Story of Early Colonial Days
3
A hasty retreat saved the forces of Henry from the impending danger.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 / (From Charlem...
4
Then Vera made a hasty retreat amid the raillery of her friends.
Peggy-Alone
5
She gave the fellow a coin, and beat a somewhat hasty retreat.
Saracinesca
6
She stared at me a second longer, then beat a hasty retreat.
Murder and salutations
7
Inside, the caves still smoldered from warming fires, indicating a hasty retreat.
Kill bin laden: a delta force commander's account of the hunt fo...
8
It was a small precaution, but enough to hinder a hasty retreat.
The Uttermost Farthing: A Savant's Vendetta
9
He takes one look at her face and beats a hasty retreat.
The Atrocity Archives
10
India's anti-graft crusader has beaten a hasty retreat from political power.
Reuters
11
An abandoned truckload of ammunition suggested his forces had beaten a hasty retreat.
Reuters
12
The best thing to do now was make a hasty retreat.
The manning grooms: bride on the loose\same time, next year
13
The only thing we can't do is fight or make a hasty retreat.
The last illusion
14
There was, indeed, no time to be lost; so made a hasty retreat.
In the Forest; Or, Pictures of Life and Scenery in the Woods of ...
15
Her presence was sufficient warning to the green-eyed monster to make hasty retreat.
Lady Rosamond's Secret: A Romance of Fredericton
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The Parthians pretended to be afraid, and beat a hasty retreat.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6: ...
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