Example Sentences

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Experienced England defender Kyle Walker has retired from international football with immediate effect.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

A fruit and vegetable delivery driver has retired from his early morning shifts and revealed his ambitions on the racecourse after a "life-changing" lotto win.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

He has retired and unretired multiple times but has not fought in a bout that counts since his 10-round technical knockout of UFC star Conor McGregor in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented in that case, and Justice Anthony Kennedy, who supplied the fifth vote, has retired from the Court.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“I’m just back from General Lee’s headquarters, sir. The General has retired for the night. Everything going nicely, sir. General Lee says we should all be concentrated around Gettysburg tomorrow evening.”

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara