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1
An
ignominious
retreat
is required, but the others accept this with wry humour.
2
Everywhere the Austrians were beaten, and driven off in
ignominious
retreat
.
3
To refuse meant
ignominious
retreat
to Dunsterville, and from that her pride revolted.
4
He even smiled as he thought of the bear's fright and its
ignominious
retreat
.
5
No alternative was left to us except
ignominious
retreat
.
6
He is about to beat an
ignominious
retreat
.
7
A grim smile went down the Captain's table as Molly beat a hasty and
ignominious
retreat
.
8
The
ignominious
retreat
of Xerxes was in marked contrast to the pomp and magnificence of his advance into Greece.
9
Do you suppose I am going to make an
ignominious
retreat
now, when we have got so far advanced?
10
The next second she turned, and beat a hurried and
ignominious
retreat
to the sheltered side of the green mound.
11
I came perilously close to an
ignominious
retreat
-
and
before
ever I had an idea of what I was running from!
12
We had not got more than fifty yards from the hotel when we were forced to beat a hasty and
ignominious
retreat
.
13
Micum and Alec beat an
ignominious
retreat
back to the street, but with the knowledge that the old woman had eluded them.
14
They had to make an
ignominious
retreat
,
but Balzac insisted that this really was the place and muttered maledictions on the old woman.
15
In this attempt he was disappointed, for the Chinese kept better guard than he expected, and he was compelled to make an
ignominious
retreat
.
16
For the past few weeks I have been haunted by a vision of myself beating an
ignominious
retreat
,
after having altogether failed in my mission.
ignominious
retreat
ignominious