semiretired
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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“I can think of a lot of things I can do with an extra $400 a month,” the semiretired consultant from Oakland said, such as traveling and buying clothes that better fit her new body.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
He was semiretired after selling a startup for more than $100 million in 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
With help again from Kickhoefer, now semiretired herself, Vault Pharma crafted an arguably simpler, better way to mass produce vaults to clinical trial standards.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 6, 2024
Before returning to the board in 2019, she had been semiretired — and would once in a while make public comments at board meetings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
Camps Bay is full of older, semiretired white people, and as I walked down the road all these old white men were walking toward me and past me.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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