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• She was with Acme for twenty years before retiring last fall.From the entry with
• After retiring, Bob and Judy moved to Arizona to live out their golden years.From the entry golden
• Despite retiring, he still tries to keep a finger on the pulse of the industry.From the entry finger on the pulse
• Every night I open the door and let the cat out before retiring to bed.From the entry let the cat out
• It was an ordinary speech, until the president dropped a bomb: he would be retiring for medical reasons.From the entry bomb
• He has been keeping orchids since retiring.From the entry keep
• She passed the baton to her successor after retiring.From the entry baton
• She practised law for forty years before retiring.From the entry practise
• Since retiring from athletics, he has developed a paunch.From the entry paunch
• He was a commentator for football two years before retiring.From the entry commentator
• Retiring from work freed me up to write a novel.From the entry free up
• He had taught school for forty years before retiring.From the entry teach school
• What does his wife, music teacher Caroline, think about his retiring to a quiet life in Wantage?2025 September 17, Paul Clifton, “"You don't get the luxury of self-pity in this job, because the machine is continuing to churn problems…. From the entry decompress
• You know, us 'silver tops' are leaving the profession or retiring.2022 October 13, Charlie Carey, quoting Kath-Ann Terrett, “B.C. nurses rally outside VCH, as Hospital Employees' Union ratifies new…. From the entry silver top
• Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.) is retiring, is "one of the swingiest seats in the country," Smith said.2018 July 25, John Walters, “Beyond the Border”, in Seven Days VT, Burlington, VT. From the entry swingiest
• He’s retiring, and emerituses don’t get grants the way they used to.2016, Christopher Bernard, Voyage to a Phantom City, Berkeley, Calif.: Regent Press, →ISBN, page 70. From the entry emeritus
• Even after retiring from the sumō ring, he continues to rewrite sumō history books.1992, Philbert Ono, “Kōkishin: A New Dawn for Akebono”, in Eye-Ai, Tokyo: Riverfield, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 20, column 1. From the entry sumō
• As the station was convenient for the Sandringham estate, it was regularly patronised by royalty, and royal retiring rooms were provided.2022 December 14, Robin Leleux, “A royal occasion as heritage projects honoured: Wolferton”, in RAIL, number 972, page 61. From the entry royalty
• Despite their fierce reputation, rattlesnakes (a.k.a. danger noodles) are rather shy and retiring, and they will avoid you at all costs.2019, Scott Turner, Hike the Parks: Joshua Tree National Park: Best Day Hikes, Walks, and Sights, Mountaineers Books, →ISBN, page 44. From the entry danger noodle
• I am retiring to my chambers for the eve.2014 December 16, King Thrór (@Actual_Thror), Twitter. From the entry dwarrowdam
• The costs of retiring to caregive may be high.2011, Frank Denton, Deborah Fretz, Byron Spencer, Independence and Economic Security in Old Age, page 277. From the entry caregive
• The off-season brought quarterback turnover, with Kurt Warner retiring and stalwarts like Donovan McNabb and Jake Delhomme changing teams.2010 September 5, Mike Tanier, “The Fifth Down; new trends, new season”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2018. From the entry padawan
• Test backrower Crocker, 28, had hinted that he would consider retiring if the three-year English deal fell through.2009 January 30, AAP, “Crocker's English visa rejected”, in Herald Sun. From the entry backrower
• Yes, absolutely; supper, at least in English tradition, was a cold collation, left out by cook before retiring.2008, Tim Hayward, The Guardian, 13 May 08. From the entry collation
• The legendary liner is retiring from transatlantic sailing after 33 years of crossing the Pond between New York and Southampton, England.2002 October 13, Renee Vogel, “Queenly Succession”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN…. From the entry pond
• A grandfather clause will allow senior members retiring this year to transfer these funds to their personal bank accounts.1992 January 18, “Undeserving 'Grandfathers'”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry grandfather clause
• His manner never had been modest or retiring.1930, Frank Richards, “Tale-Bearer in Chief”, in The Magnet. From the entry side
• Finally, enterprises should implement a migration path to begin quantum-proofing their existing technology and retiring technology not built to support post-quantum algorithms.2022 November 2, David Mahdi, “How Enterprises Can Avoid Lasting Damage From The 'Quantum Apocalypse'”, in Forbes, New York, N.Y.: Forbes…. From the entry quantum-proof
• Longtime expert Scotty Johnston, the official foliologist for Tauck Tours, where he ran foliage tours for 50 years until retiring last year, has some advice.2012 September 9, Jill Schensul, “Leaf-peeping opportunities span the globe”, in The Record. From the entry foliologist
• Theatregoers may not roll in the aisles when lanky Ray Bolger impersonates a window dresser retiring for the night. . . .1934 September 10, “Theatre: New Play in Manhattan”, in Time. From the entry roll in the aisles
• You travel by air instead of boarding a train and when passing a night outside home, your place is a five-star hotel, not a railway retiring room.1987, Diganta Rāẏa, Untold Stories of Shop-Lifters, New Delhi: National Publishing House, →ISBN, page 43. From the entry Conan Doylean
• Tou Pu-yi, the grandson of a famous minister of the Wu Teh Era¹, served as captain of the Imperial Guard before retiring on account of old age.1986, Niu Su, “Tou Pu-yi [窦不疑]”, in Yang Hsien-yi, Gladys Yang, transl., Ghost Stories of Old China [不怕鬼的故事] (Asia Pacific Heritage Series…. From the entry Yangchu
• But why cannot women—and mothers especially—have their own retiring room of the kind I remember some years ago finding such a pleasant surprise on a Kings Cross -Edinburgh train?1964 July, Mary Allen, “A Woman's View of the New Coaches”, in Modern Railways, page 9. From the entry retiring room
• Correct methods of encouraging retiring suitors or of repelling unwelcome ones was information that its members could scarcely be supposed at their birthdayless ages to require.1906, Grace Alexander, Judith. From the entry birthdayless

Meaning of retiring

1. adjective Introverted, liking privacy and seclusion.
2. noun Retirement.

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Questions about retiring in a sentence

How do you use retiring in a sentence?

Retiring is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “I don't really know him well, since he's so shy and retiring.”

What is a short sentence with retiring?

“He has been keeping orchids since retiring.”

What does retiring mean?

Retiring means introverted, liking privacy and seclusion.