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