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Example sentences for: retreat

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Again and again, feminine fashion in this century has exploited the powerful erotic character of footgear, just when modern men's shoes had begun to retreat into simplicity along with the rest of the male wardrobe.
The retreat from Medicaid--government-subsidized care for the poor and disabled--is the more pronounced of the two.
Analysts called it another retreat for the GOP--in part due to the Atlanta school shooting earlier in the day--and a big campaign issue for Vice President Gore, who cast the deciding vote after a 50-50 tie.
Saturdays and Sundays the family spends time at le week-end weekend retreat, holiday home by the sea, and the bobtail Old English sheepdog gets more exercise than in town.
The Moors were on the retreat, withdrawing to the almost impregnable mountain fortress area of Granada, where they held out until 1492.