How to Use retire in a Sentence
retire
verb
- She had to retire during the first set because of a muscle strain.
- I want to be healthy when I retire.
- The manufacturer plans to retire that car model in a few years.
- The team is retiring his jersey number in honor of his great career.
- The Navy is retiring the old battleship.
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Grote retired after the 1978 season to spend more time with his wife and kids.
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Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2024
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Newman, who will turn 72 this month, is expected to retire by the end of the year.
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Rebecca Rosenberg,
Fox News,
2 Nov. 2023
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All are at least 60 years old, and many are retired, like Turner.
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Oscar Hartzog,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2023
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Laine retired from Two Chicks and a Hammer in 2019, but remained part of the series.
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Jessica Sager,
Peoplemag,
20 Oct. 2023
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Clune succeeds Tim Carter, who will retire in the first quarter of 2024.
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Bysheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2023
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Under the terms of the package, Culp could retire and walk away with the money this August.
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Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes,
29 Mar. 2024
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Cabrera, who is planning to retire at the end of the season, had a pair of hits off Pérez on Tuesday.
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Evan Grant,
Dallas News,
31 May 2023
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Perhaps what pushed Lee Sedol to retire from the game of Go was the sense that the game had been forever cheapened.
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James Somers,
The New Yorker,
13 Nov. 2023
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Moving to Paris in the mid-1950s Mullen continued to work, retiring prior to the Youthquake.
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Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
6 Dec. 2023
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The tennis power couple, who have both since retired from the sport, went on to wed in 2001 and are now parents of two.
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Alexandra Hurtado,
Peoplemag,
17 Sep. 2023
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Canning needed to retire one more batter to get out of the sixth inning.
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Sarah Valenzuela,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Sep. 2023
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Bierman has since retired but leaves the 641 hp Ioniq 5 N as part of his legacy.
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Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
12 Apr. 2024
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Leach plans to retire at the end of April 2024 after a nearly nine-year career with the company.
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Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
22 Nov. 2023
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Show business will have to retire me, or health will have to intervene.
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Rick Porter,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Feb. 2024
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With the bases loaded and one out, senior pitcher Adrian Boles retired back-to-back batters to seal the win.
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Nathan Canilao,
The Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2024
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She is retired from her full-time job as an insurance agent.
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Sherry Greenfield,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2023
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Will Hurd served three terms in the U.S. House before retiring his seat and leaving office in 2021.
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John McCormick,
WSJ,
22 June 2023
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Dickinson is retiring from the service to live in Colorado, where he was born, and has bought a small ranch there.
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Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com,
al,
24 Aug. 2023
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He was ranked number one in the world, and retired in 1980, beginning a career as an activist.
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Town & Country,
4 Sep. 2023
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Harwell retired from Smash Mouth in 2021, citing his health.
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Elvia Limón,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Sep. 2023
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On June 12, Pat announced his plans to retire from the longtime game show next summer after more than four decades of being on the air.
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Adrianna Freedman,
Good Housekeeping,
22 June 2023
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And after retiring the first two in the ninth, Royals star catcher Salvador Perez hit a no-doubt homer to make it 4-4.
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Gordon Wittenmyer,
The Enquirer,
13 June 2023
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Smith, eager to devote more time to her grandchildren and church, retired in 2003.
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Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
23 June 2023
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Harwell retired from Smash Mouth in 2021, and the band continues to tour with new vocalist Zach Goode.
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Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
4 Sep. 2023
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For those wondering if now is a good time to retire, here’s some encouraging news: The 4% rule is back.
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Anne Tergesen,
WSJ,
13 Nov. 2023
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