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Example sentences for: retiring

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Given the material, it's not surprising that Jane Austen should now be seen as literature's beloved old maid: modest, retiring, more comfortable darning socks by the fire than out in the big bad world, something of a gossip but basically sweet.
2. "Coke CEO Douglas Ivester unexpectedly announced he was retiring after just a couple of years as head of the company.
In Georgia, retiring Democratic Gov.
Nov. 1 it was announced that he would also be replacing the retiring director of the Los Angeles Opera.
Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky is retiring . Known as "The Great One," he holds the National Hockey League records for goals (894), assists (1,962), and most valuable player awards (nine).