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.
will have retreated
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future perfectof retreat.future perfect
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
Example Sentences
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Some of the users who have been banned from Twitter will have retreated to lesser-known platforms with fewer regulations on what can be said, says Stringhini.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 8, 2022
As the glacial period gradually advanced, the tropical plants will have retreated from both sides towards the equator followed in the rear by the temperate productions and these by the arctic.
From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Zelia Nuttall
