Example Sentences

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Related: I will retire in my early 50s.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

“I will retire to spend time with my aging mother, travel, and publish,” Baez said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Gerry Murphy will retire as Burberry chair in November, to be succeeded by William Jackson, who joins as a nonexecutive director July 1.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Now fittingly, a quiet confirmation that he will retire at the end of the season aged 37.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Out of my jurisdiction; another bounty hunter from another police department will retire Polokov and claim the money.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick