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Example sentences for: retreating

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In October 1944, the Allied forces moved into Athens and much of Greece, encountering little opposition from the retreating Germans.
According to Kissinger, the breathing space created by détente gave the United States time to recover from Vietnam without retreating into isolationism, thus setting the table for Reagan.
It's when he tries to ruminate on order that he gets gummed up, retreating to one of his gaseous multiple mouthpieces: "Where is it that we were together?
The ice pack is forming later and retreating earlier—and it's having a serious impact on the abundance of krill, the backbone of the Antarctic food chain.
But, of course, he can't be seen retreating.