Example Sentences

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And that has been retreating pretty much every year since the 1970s.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2023

But the fact the glacier, located on New Zealand's South Island, has been retreating and becoming smaller over the last few years is attributable to warming, she told the stuff website.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2019

For example, the American pika, a hamsterlike mammal that lives on mountains in the West, has been retreating to higher elevations in recent decades.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2015

The NCAA, already in disarray as it faces a series of lawsuits that threaten its existence, has been retreating on the Sandusky scandal for months.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2015

During nine consecutive years, the pontifical government has been retreating step by step,—France, all the while, politely entreating it to move on a little.

From The Roman Question by About, Edmond