retreat
noun
the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
was retreating
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past progressiveof retreat.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But I think about this being a show that debuted in the middle of a pandemic when everybody was retreating, and it opened up a different part of the world and showed sunshine and possibility.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2024
Hernandez’s throw started leaking toward first base and hit an unsuspecting Zunino on the shoulder as he was retreating to the bag.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
"Abandoning YCC would mean the BOJ was retreating from ultra-loose policy, something unacceptable for Kuroda."
From Reuters ● Feb. 10, 2023
The collaboration involved eight research teams, including one that reported this September that the glacier was retreating faster than had been predicted just a few years ago.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 18, 2022
Cluny’s horde was retreating, back down the road to their camp at St. Ninian’s Church.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
