Retire is an English word with synonyms like withdraw or recede. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Retire in a sentence
Related words
Retire meaning
- To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
- To stop playing their sport and in competitions a sports player.
- To withdraw; to take away.
Synonyms of Retire
Using Retire
- The main meaning on this page is: To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness. | To stop playing their sport and in competitions a sports player. | To withdraw; to take away.
- Useful related words include: withdraw, recede, move back, pull back.
- In the example corpus, retire often appears in combinations such as: to retire, retire from, retire at.
Context around Retire
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Retire
- In this selection, "retire" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, finally, soon, officially, next, aka and earlier stand out and add context to how "retire" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include able to retire to the and as they retire his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "retire" sits close to words such as expressing, wolves and codes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with retire
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
All politicians should retire at 70. (6 words)
A large number of Australians will soon retire and their jobs will somehow need to be filled. (17 words)
Adam Johnson's Nottingham Panthers team-mates pay emotional tribute with a memorial game as they retire his. (18 words)
Ahead of the sitcom's 30th anniversary in 2011 John was said to be writing a special that would see the wheeling and dealing Del Boy finally retire aged 65 as well as the re-appearance of iconic pub the Nag's Head for a big get-together. (48 words)
According to 72-year-old Somanna, he was not willing to fight election this time and wanted to retire but the BJP top leadership asked him to fight from Varuna and Chamarajanagar segments and he could not say no to them. (41 words)
A Facebook status said: “As Dave is due to retire, we feel it is time to put The Commercial up for sale and want to see if there is any local interest, before we engage the services of an agent. (40 words)
Where Should I Retire?: I want mild weather and a city where goats and chickens are allowed – so where should I retire? (22 words)
One official told him she was set to retire in two weeks to which he remarked: “Are you sure you want to retire? (23 words)
Example sentences (20)
Where Should I Retire?: I want mild weather and a city where goats and chickens are allowed – so where should I retire?
He said: "I wanted to retire at 50. I’d set up a plan to retire at exactly 50, from when I was 25 and I was doing Miss Saigon - something like that in the West End.
CU Denver Chancellor Dororthy Horrell to retire in 2020University of Colorado Denver Chancellor Dorothy Horrell announced Thursday she will retire next June.
You don’t need a luxurious life when you retire, but you need enough to retire aka to not have to work any more to pay for your housing, meals, entertainment, and so on.
One official told him she was set to retire in two weeks to which he remarked: “Are you sure you want to retire?
As an increasing proportion of people enter their 50s and 60s, they either choose to retire or are forced to retire by their companies.
This does not necessarily imply that poor health status leads people to retire earlier, since in surveys retirees may be more likely to exaggerate their poor health status to justify their earlier decision to retire.
According to 72-year-old Somanna, he was not willing to fight election this time and wanted to retire but the BJP top leadership asked him to fight from Varuna and Chamarajanagar segments and he could not say no to them.
Ace sprinter Dutee Chand earlier said that she received a shock when a doctor informed her that Level 1 cancer had attacked her body and she would have to retire from sports.
Adam Johnson's Nottingham Panthers team-mates pay emotional tribute with a memorial game as they retire his.
ADM also announced that Lead Director Donald Felsinger will retire from the Board, having reached the retirement age of 75.
A Facebook status said: “As Dave is due to retire, we feel it is time to put The Commercial up for sale and want to see if there is any local interest, before we engage the services of an agent.
A former schoolmaster who, because of a small inheritance, has been able to retire to the country, Hopkins is vain, envious of others, accustomed to his domestic comforts and utterly self-centered.
Ahead of the sitcom's 30th anniversary in 2011 John was said to be writing a special that would see the wheeling and dealing Del Boy finally retire aged 65 as well as the re-appearance of iconic pub the Nag's Head for a big get-together.
A large number of Australians will soon retire and their jobs will somehow need to be filled.
Alison will officially retire at the end of the month and will be celebrating her retirement on Saturday with her family, friends and colleagues, as well as some of the parents she has helped during her illustrious career.
All politicians should retire at 70.
All these ideas are consistent with the (financial independence, retire early), which emphasizes making more conscious choices with your work and personal spending.
Also, former congressional candidate Laura Loomer advised in a tweet that it’s time for McConnell to retire after his fall.
Alualu opted to return in 2022 at age 35 because he didn’t want to retire going down on an injury.
Common combinations with retire
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to retire 118×
- retire from 23×
- retire at 17×
- will retire 15×
- retire in 14×
- retire to 9×
- and retire 9×
- retire and 8×
- retire after 8×
- retire early 7×