Random word

How do you use Retreating in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like receding or retiring, plus the exact meaning.

Less frequent word

Retreating in a sentence

Retreating | Retreat | Retreated | Retreats

Retreating meaning

present participle and gerund of retreat

Synonyms of Retreating

Using Retreating

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of retreat
  • Useful related words include: receding, retiring, withdrawing, advancing.
  • In the example corpus, retreating often appears in combinations such as: the retreating, retreating from, retreating to.

Context around Retreating

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Retreating

  • In this selection, "retreating" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 660, november, acknowledged, officers, regime and jakobshavn stand out and add context to how "retreating" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bat before retreating back into and by the retreating army. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "retreating" sits close to words such as albanian, alienated and apologies, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with retreating

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

They understand that retreating from investments is also retreating from profits. (11 words)

Ammunition was also seized from the retreating regime forces, according to the combined resistance groups. (15 words)

Mr Twomey evaded the knives and knocked Smith down with the bat before retreating back into his home. (18 words)

Satellite imagery of the Kamianska Sich National Park outside of Kherson shows that 635 hectares of the protected land—home to rare plant species such as hairy feather grass and Ukrainian feather grass—was burned by fires caused by the retreating army. (42 words)

In the Battle of Austerlitz sequence, we see the methodical lead-up and tactically fiendish outcome of the French army’s cannons aimed at an ice-covered lake, sending the retreating Russian and Austrian soldiers to a cold, wet grave. (40 words)

According to the government’s case, Schwartz began chasing down any retreating officers he could find and dousing them with pepper spray as he surged through the crowd into the lower west terrace tunnel wielding a wooden club. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

They understand that retreating from investments is also retreating from profits.

According to the government’s case, Schwartz began chasing down any retreating officers he could find and dousing them with pepper spray as he surged through the crowd into the lower west terrace tunnel wielding a wooden club.

A celebrity, certainly, but one who lived off insects as a way of retreating and repenting rather than rebranding himself on global TV.

Ammunition was also seized from the retreating regime forces, according to the combined resistance groups.

Another one from Currie: “Satellite-imaging shows Greenland’s retreating Jakobshavn Glacier moves at a speed of 12 feet per hour.

Baghdad radio had just announced Iraq’s acceptance of a cease-fire proposal and, in compliance with UN Resolution 660, retreating Iraqi troops were ordered to withdraw to positions held before August 2, 1990.

Even though the Catholic Church has made it a priority to seriously begin looking at including women in the liturgy, Corporate America seems to be retreating.

His five awards, along with three Performance of the Night bonuses, have catapulted Rodriguez into elite territory, but Emmett is a different kind of opponent, one who will come forward and accept damage, without retreating.

Advertentie

In November retreating Russians, perhaps lacking the time to lower the Russian standard that flew beside the library, shelled the flagpole itself.

In the Battle of Austerlitz sequence, we see the methodical lead-up and tactically fiendish outcome of the French army’s cannons aimed at an ice-covered lake, sending the retreating Russian and Austrian soldiers to a cold, wet grave.

Many of the Confederate troops halted as the Union camp was overrun, eating the food the retreating troops had been preparing, ransacking their camp in search of valuables that the fleeing army had been left behind.

More Americans filed for jobless claims last week, but the labor market remains broadly healthy in the face of retreating inflation and elevated interest rates.

Moscow has acknowledged retreating north of the city, and the head of the Wagner private army fighting inside Bakhmut has said Russia's regular forces have fled positions on the northern and southern flanks.

Mr Twomey evaded the knives and knocked Smith down with the bat before retreating back into his home.

On April 12, President Biden used the term to describe Putin's actions in Ukraine following his forces retreating from Bucha and the atrocities carried out left for the world to see.

On the daily chart, we can see that the Nasdaq Composite, as the other indices, is currently retreating after a strong rally seen in the past months.

Retreating to Mordor, Sauron was defeated by an alliance of Númenórean Men and Elves at the Battle of Dagorlad.

Satellite imagery of the Kamianska Sich National Park outside of Kherson shows that 635 hectares of the protected land—home to rare plant species such as hairy feather grass and Ukrainian feather grass—was burned by fires caused by the retreating army.

Schwartz, 49, also armed himself with a police-issued "super soaker" canister of pepper spray and sprayed it at retreating officers.

Teens are always having identity crises, and retreating into absurd fantasies is pretty normal, although the existence of an entire industry created to reinforce an impossible fantasy is troubling.

Advertentie

Common combinations with retreating

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "retreating" in a sentence?
An example: "They understand that retreating from investments is also retreating from profits." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "retreating" from authentic English texts.
What does "retreating" mean?
Retreating means: present participle and gerund of retreat
What are synonyms of "retreating"?
Common synonyms of "retreating" include: receding, retiring, withdrawing, advancing.
How many example sentences with "retreating" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "retreating", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.