retired
adjective
withdrawn from or no longer occupied with one's business or profession.
Example Sentences
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He quit boxing in 1977, then unretired a decade later to do it all over again and become a world champion in his mid-40s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
Figure 1 shows the share of retirees who unretired from just before COVID-19 pandemic until the most recent data available.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 18, 2025
The movie co-stars newly unretired actor Cameron Diaz and Glenn Close, but the production has been plagued with “meltdown” rumors for weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
He announced his retirement in February, unretired in March, and then missed a chunk of training camp for personal reasons that Brady has not discussed publicly since rejoining the team after an 11-day absence.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
In comparison, my dwelling is bleak, comfortless, and unretired, but my father is entitled to all my care.
From Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Charles Brockden Brown
