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Retreated before the wrath of Robert A. Taft.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Retreated" was the word that Pope at once seized upon, and he sent forth happy bulletins.

From The Sword of Antietam A Story of the Nation's Crisis by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)

Man himself, aghast, Retreated east and west and north and south Before the menace of that twisted mouth, Till Jove, in answer to their prayers, sent Night To veil the dreadful visage from their sight!

From Black Beetles in Amber by Bierce, Ambrose

Retreated back to the water left by the party in the range fourteen miles South-West.

From Explorations in Australia, Illustrated, by Forrest, John

Retreated instantly to the pigeon-house and shut the door.

From Further Foolishness by Leacock, Stephen