Example Sentences
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He has built new luxury houses and summer retreats for himself in the countryside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Buddhism-themed tourism is thriving and tens of thousands of locals and foreigners sign up every year for "temple stay" retreats where they eat simple monastic food, do chores and meditate.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
For now, it's the slowest of retreats from the States, the memory of those early days in New York and New Jersey now dimmed, the hope of the 4-0 win over Bolivia crushed to bits.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
To complete the trap, the spider wraps the cone with a thinner type of silk and quickly retreats upward.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
The nostrils open and close, snuffing and blowing, and then the trunk retreats.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
