Example Sentences

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"The miners are retreating deeper and deeper into the jungle," he said.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The sense that firefighters are retreating behind a fraternal code of silence is fueling an intense anger among Palisadians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

This is because the Chinese government reiterated a ban on bitcoin mining, where it’s particularly cheap owing to inexpensive energy, and high-cost miners outside China are retreating as lower prices have dented their profitability.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 4, 2025

"Luckily, it hasn't yet. And at this stage, the dam levels are retreating, which is good. It's still wait and see, though. It wouldn't take much."

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2025

I can’t say exactly, but I know that a great many of the rebels are retreating to the mountains back of San Isidro.

From The Campaign of the Jungle or, Under Lawton through Luzon by Stratemeyer, Edward