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 retreat
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future tenseof retreat.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Some like 80-year-old Ral Uk Thang hope that after the election, the junta will retreat, and he will be able to go back home.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
“We think export volumes will retreat over the coming months due to cooling consumer spending in advanced economies and the diminishing tailwind from lower export prices,” Zichun Huang of Capital Economics said in a note.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024
In the days since then, however, Mr. Prigozhin has been spotted in Russia, raising questions about whether he indeed will retreat into an agreed-upon exile in Belarus, the neighboring nation closely allied with Moscow.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
“I think even early next week, we’re gonna be a few degrees below normal still because this pattern that we’re in is going to persist and the effects will retreat to Northern California,” Sweet said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2023
“It will expect pain when it hears the noise: It will retreat, and Bogrod must place his palm upon the door of the vault.”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
