To retreat unwillingly and/or suddenly, often caused by sudden pain, shock, scare, fright, surprise, or similar.
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Examples for "retreat"
Examples for "retreat"
1It is Michael Hill's second retreat from an unprofitable market this year.
2The battle raged; the German hordes pushed forward; the great retreat began.
3If troops are forced to retreat quickly, weapons can be left behind.
4A quick look behind showed our retreat was still clear, if necessary.
5Union troops quickly forced the Confederates into retreat up Henry House Hill.
1She said, 'I suppose there will be a certain amount of recoil.'
2This was a good weapon, well-balanced, large trigger, rubber grip, short recoil.
3The recoil would bury it in the earth if they tried that.
4But I was ashamed to recoil in the presence of the hunter.
5Some recoil in terror before that test; others, feeble and affrighted, vacillate.
1I tried to shrink back, an impossible feat in my current condition.
2The fair occupants of the box are frightened, and timidly shrink back.
3It is the uncertain that causes us to tremble and shrink back.
4But a glance from Bright-Wits caused him to shrink back in alarm.
5She did not shrink back, though the pupils of her eyes dilated.
1Never one to shy away from a challenge, Saunders set to work.
2Even rival political parties have tended to shy away from personal attacks.
3I didn't shy away from these feelings; in fact I welcomed them.
4Don't shy away from asking tough questions or doing a little research.
5It does not shy away from his difficult nature or his edginess.
1After each blow the limb would spring back and raise the pounder.
2It should have doubled in size and will spring back when touched.
3The bet is that demand for their surgical equipment will spring back.
4And then, all at once, he seemed to spring back into life.
5The streets would fill with people again and spring back into life.
1I'd rather start back the other way than keep on going east.
2We start back in horror, as if in the act of profanation.
3I saw them turn and start back to the station, still running.
4But he looked at the problem only to start back in affright.
5But once we leave this place-won'tthe tracker start back up again?
1The absence of any sort of guard railing made us shy back from the edge.
2Would they have let the lads of Andernach float down cabbage-stalks to them without a shy back?
3Trapped beneath their heels, stretched shadows shy back from the flames, yet do not jump or dance.
4It might appear strange that she does not shy back, on seeing him in company with another man.
5Gulping air in horrified panic, Galina shied back from the woman.
6Startled, she shied back, then opened her generous mouth, a bit like a fish.
7Carlyle shied back as the Utopian reached for her throat.
8He came so close that Racer shied back.
9She shied back as though he'd slapped her.
10Again, the tired roan shied back from the bleached bones of a traveller, picked clean by wolves.
11The dog shied back, uncertain and frightened.
12At first blinded, she shied back.
13The leyaks shied back even farther.
14Ever as he approaches it shies back, rearing and pitching to the full length and stretch of the bridle-rein.
15The Allen shied back farther.
16I shouted, as they shied back upon us, and two were caught and held fast- Iknownot by whom.