Pull back or move away or backward.
Stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
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Examples for "retreat "
Examples for "retreat "
1 It is Michael Hill's second retreat from an unprofitable market this year.
2 The battle raged; the German hordes pushed forward; the great retreat began.
3 If troops are forced to retreat quickly, weapons can be left behind.
4 A quick look behind showed our retreat was still clear, if necessary.
5 Union troops quickly forced the Confederates into retreat up Henry House Hill.
1 The protesters said they wanted the police to withdraw from Government House.
2 The same problem can arise when people withdraw from the labour market.
3 The United States will continue to withdraw troops as negotiations take place.
4 Since the jury has heard the answer anyway, I withdraw the question.
5 Churkin said that for Russian troops to withdraw , two things are necessary.
1 Public sector workers have been able to retire at much earlier ages.
2 Reached at his office, Carroll said he was simply ready to retire .
3 Shabalala's health complications forced him to retire from the group in 2014.
4 As those workers retire , though, the skills shortage could become a crisis.
5 Just one more, he thought, and I shall retire from the war.
1 A single breaker may recede ; but the tide is evidently coming in.
2 They seem to approach and recede , attack and decay as you look.
3 A month later, her tumors began to recede at an astonishing rate.
4 The sounds now grew nearer; then once more they appeared to recede .
5 After a moment, the Gardener drops the long probe, the waters recede .
1 I have spoken; thou hast heard; I add nothing and retract nothing.
2 Given the chance to retract the statement, Ford stuck to his guns.
3 On second thought, I retract my earlier callous remarks about the Moon.
4 He called on the police minister to retract his assertions and apologise.
5 Percy Simelane The government has demanded that the newspaper retract its story.
1 If you want to crawfish out of a fair bargain, all right.
2 That is a sea crawfish , quite as good eating as a lobster.
3 I eyed the plate of crawfish in front of me with dismay.
4 But it is his crawfish bisque that demands the most attention.
5 Experiments with crawfish prove that they are able to learn simple labyrinth habits.
1 Unfortunately he has put his back out - not a good present.
2 Hayne flew back out before landing in Israel yesterday morning, Australian time.
3 Then the current swung again, flinging the yacht back out to sea.
4 Besides, soon we'll be right back out there, thanks to last night.
5 The next weekend, you're right back out there looking for someone new.
1 Baird wanted to back away quietly and hope nobody had seen him.
2 Worst-case scenario, they order us to back away from the crime scene.
3 Never one to back away from a challenge, Cass said, You're on.
4 The guide evidently felt that their best chance was to back away .
5 He didn't back away , but he certainly wasn't at his ease either.
1 If you want to crawfish out of a fair bargain, all right.
1 Nicky let me go; he let me draw back off his body.
2 It was bitter to draw back ; but it was madness to remain.
3 You have seen the child draw back and shrink in undisguised aversion.
4 She made the mistake of smiling mockingly, saw his fist draw back .
5 She was right; she was not one of those who draw back .
1 She went underground and started plans to move back to Europe permanently.
2 When this happened I had no choice but to move back home.
3 If things are looking better, they can move back to South Africa.
4 They'll be making the move back home from Monaco in late summer.
5 A moment later, the cab began to move back down the cables.
1 It takes them a few minutes to start it, to pull away .
2 For a moment she tried to pull away ; then she went still.
3 The bulky German tried to pull away but could not break free.
4 Please let the bus pull away to reveal her broken, mangled corpse.
5 They helped him pull away the heavy cloth covering the new barrel.
1 But if we pull back from Europe, will we look further inwards?
2 Marsan said the villagers had fled after seeing the water pull back .
3 A pull back could have ramifications for certain issuers bringing new issues.
4 We are living way beyond our means and we must pull back .
5 This week is definitely a pull back and regroup moment, over all.
6 Only this week did the index pull back below the 20 level.
7 They had lost sight of the whaleship on the long pull back .
8 Stephanie felt her mind go slack for a moment, then pull back .
9 A startling sense of negation-ofrevulsion-causedFee to pull back his hands.
10 We used her knee to pull back and trip the brake release.
11 I want to see what follows the scouts when they pull back .
12 He has refused rebel demands he pull back troops to facilitate talks.
13 Restlessly, the others pull back to wait for the next passenger vehicle.
14 Undo Send cannot pull back any e-mail that has already gone out.
15 He was shaky when he finally had the sense to pull back .
16 That made Micah and Nathaniel pull back enough to look at me.
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