retire
verb (used without object)
to withdraw from one's career, occupation, or office, usually because of age.
have been retiring
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present perfect progressiveof retire.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, some of the profession’s best teachers, highly capable women who entered the profession when their sex had fewer career options, have been retiring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
More officers than normal have been retiring or leaving for other agencies, and with half-filled police cadet academy classes, the department has struggled to keep up with attrition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt insisted the move was the quickest and simplest way to solve issues with NHS doctors and consultants, who have been retiring early, reducing hours or turning down overtime for tax reasons.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2023
Without passengers to fill them, airlines have been retiring their older aircraft faster than normal.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2021
Gradually the "penny" people have been retiring into the background, as slowly but as surely as the old-fashioned pits at our theatres are coyly withdrawing under the boxes to make way for the stalls.
From Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis by Charles Maurice Davies
