semiretirement
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He moved to Nashville in 1985 after years of semiretirement in Lake Tahoe, California.
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024
In January, Rovner, now 85, announced that she would take senior status, a kind of semiretirement, upon the confirmation of her successor.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2024
Sometime in the 1590s, the Tudor composer William Byrd moved to a farm in a village in Essex, living there in semiretirement for the rest of his life.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2023
The elevation of Goldberg — who came out of semiretirement to run and win a return to the board in 2019 — represents an early marker of success for the United Teachers Los Angeles union.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2023
He was living in semiretirement on his estate in Chile when Pedro I asked him to serve Brazil.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
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