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    1. “Knowing our luck they heard the door ‘open’ and are all making a hasty retreat


    2. He claws uselessly at the arms of the beast as bright red blood oozes from her lips and the monster begins to retreat over the side of the balustrade with its prey


    3. still allowed the freedom of an apartment on the coast, somewhere that I could retreat


    4. Bolt looks nervously about, beats a hasty retreat from the photo shop


    5. Nervously, I hover in the doorway, debating whether to sneak back to my cabin, but he sees me before I can retreat


    6. Quite without warning, in jumped the driver and off we went, crunching up and up the mountain road towards our mountaintop retreat


    7. Through my eyelashes I watched him lift a paw and dab my chin then when I groaned he made a tactical retreat across my body to the safety of the folded sheet


    8. For a moment there, she was prepared to retreat within herself again


    9. Maggie spots Billy and waves as she beats a hasty retreat and helps with the serving


    10. Yet they were faced with a conundrum: how to sabotage the upstart's enterprise without soliciting collateral damage upon the stability of the village's good reputation as a welcoming and pleasant retreat, as it was still viewed by the flocks of visitors for whom they yearly played host

    11. The long shadows cast by its retreat stretched and


    12. retreat in the face of overwhelming odds rather than fight


    13. “Retreat! Retreat!” The Heseans screamed, but Justice was having none of that


    14. Spelman personally by wire, offering his parents' lodges in Tahoe as a retreat to himself and Kaitlyn as they regained their footing


    15. South but will retreat to his own


    16. The proximity of the two buildings also put the new cafe in the enviable position as a retreat for theater goers before and after performances and during intermissions


    17. But, before he found the courage to rejoin the others, the group of survivors had already begun their hasty retreat, leaving the cowardly Tetloan behind


    18. the air, Jean decided it was time to beat a hasty retreat


    19. Those who failed to reach the rooftops would be obliterated in a rain of fire, while those who yet lived would begin their slow retreat, constantly making their way inwards to the Archenon, where they would make a final stand within the walls of the ancient human king


    20. Wait till the defenders retreat

    21. One by one they practically tumbled down the ladders in their haste to retreat


    22. This lane was just wide enough for the coach to get thru, any pedestrians had to retreat into gateways, the flowers on the vines flapped in thru the windows on both sides


    23. I watched Liam retreat into his room


    24. Polyphemus forced us to retreat from the cave mouth before letting out his sheep


    25. She hoped he’d retreat before she was forced to aim at his head


    26. And as the pain in her arm spiked again, she knew she needed to initiate a careful retreat to the cave


    27. She opened the book with guarded hands, unsettled by the general’s ominous tone and by Maro’s retreat to the distant half of the chamber


    28. But as she watched the charismatic yet notably aloof Chaerea retreat back into the throng of mourners, she was stunned by the appearance of a somewhat unexpected face: the Emperor Titus Mede II himself


    29. With its butt end, he prodded those who didn’t retreat fast enough


    30. Danny's heart was thumping madly and even Ben, who in times of stress tended to retreat further into himself, looked panicked

    31. And yet it did not seem like a retreat, for still they yelled for blood


    32. In an odd way, it was an accidental retreat for them to be here, but when they left Fallingwater, their lives would be different because of this early winter night in this historic mountain retreat


    33. So began our nightmare retreat back through the bush and gullies that we had struggled to find our way through in the first place and where we had left a lot of sweat and skin behind


    34. As another machine gun opened up from the other flank we swerved and started our retreat running back the way we had just come


    35. it because of a retreat into his old life, he also wanted to be there


    36. the Confederate Army into retreat and disarray


    37. numbers counterattacked and forced the Confederates to retreat


    38. Lee began his retreat to Amelia Courthouse, forty miles to the west, where he expected to pick up provisions and supplies for his troops


    39. While this was going on, General Lee continued his retreat to


    40. ” We could now hear more comments being shouted from all along the line and now a barrage of fire opened up from one of our ‘Stokes Mortars’ and now a machine gun opened up shredding the banner and causing the Huns to beat a hasty retreat to the safety of the bottom of their trench

    41. He looked at one stage like he might argue but the look on Ted’s face mad him think twice and he handed over the watch and beat a hasty retreat back to Battalion HQ


    42. retreat into the hills and become an insurgent force


    43. “Corporal Lamb I hope that you can understand but we must leave someone behind to cover our retreat


    44. Just before we started to get ready for the retreat Ted Wallace said to the Colonel


    45. They would attack from both sides in an attempt to force the demon army into a retreat


    46. At last night began to draw in I spoke to Sam about my plan to retreat back to our lines under the cover of darkness


    47. How Colonel Terry had said we should retreat back to our own lines and how me and Ted Wallace had stayed behind to cover the retreat only making it out ourselves by the skin of our teeth


    48. “Can you think of no one else who heard the order given no one at all?” I wracked my brain but the Colonel and RSM had been my last hope and with them dead and me left alive it was only my word that the Colonel did order us to retreat that made me feel so alone like the last person on earth


    49. “The accused has no one to verify his story that that he was covering the other troops so they could retreat


    50. Entire divisions were forced to retreat, leaving behind the remains, often only a gloopy substance, of someone’s son or husband














































    1. I retreated back to the safest place I knew: the silent world of Marwan Tayeh the hostage


    2. The black ones broke off their attack and retreated at the horror that was coming at them


    3. She retreated to safety inside of herself, shutting down


    4. After a few minutes he retreated to the warmth of the cabin and went into the back room


    5. The water surged and retreated, rolling the pebbles over one another in a rhythmic crunching


    6. They retreated from the counter to a table by the window


    7. Huff retreated into the confines


    8. The constable retreated with a friendly smile and closed the door firmly behind him


    9. the new face had not retreated from hers


    10. Roman retreated once more

    11. You retreated from my


    12. look, then retreated into the room beyond


    13. every time; the dogs retreated to the back of their cages


    14. Heather swerved away from the edge of the pit and retreated a


    15. When Hazen-Rikeye was over and they'd lugged the gear off to the tour-cart again, she retreated for Noonsleep to a hall guesthouse where they had been granted stay


    16. The guard finished writing down their names then hastily retreated toward the head of the line where he resumed his interrogations with increased vigor


    17. The imp retreated into the air


    18. "One more sensitive than I would have expected," Glenelle said, "She has retreated to her home space crying hysterically


    19. Nerissa retreated behind the warehouse


    20. She retreated as briskly as her injuries allowed

    21. Mother walked in as the boys retreated out


    22. With a gaping look of astonishment, Tragus retreated


    23. The officer would not take his eyes off of the man as he retreated in spite of himself, nearly tripping over chairs and scattered crockery - not even when he reached the camp’s edge


    24. Done with stage one of the horrific task, I retreated back to where Joss was standing, all my strength drained


    25. They retreated to their thoughts again as the craft soared over the mountains


    26. In a final act of frustration Zorandi fixed a micronuke over the hatch lock area, and then retreated by about a hundred metres


    27. This is not really a dream, but you have retreated into your past because of what’s happened to you


    28. “The enemy has retreated Sir and there are none but the dead left, I reckon it was probably a reccon patrol just to find out where we where and what strength we were in


    29. The Turks retreated before us but when we got to the top we paid for it they were waiting for us and poured fire into our ranks I can tell you my unit has lost a lot of men today they are stretched from the beach to the top of the cliff rank after rank of dead men


    30. She had not expected a fleet of armed vessels to approach Vanguard, but why they held off at a safe range, waited for a couple of hours, and then retreated back to the station, was a complete mystery to her

    31. His friend reluctantly retreated, muttering something about her being frigid


    32. “There you go my love and here you are Billy Boy”, he placed the drinks on the table and retreated back to the bar were he poured himself a whiskey


    33. “No that’s not what I meant you have not caused this to happen it’s everything over the last year that has built up until Mrs Moffat’s mind has retreated to a happier time and is now living in that


    34. Dr Sullivan had retreated back to his desk and I walked over after I had finished dressing he said to me


    35. The lizard retreated and cowered in a corner


    36. ” The wind bag pushed off his face scarlet and sweat breaking out on his brow his ego had been deflated and like all cowards he had retreated he must have thought he was dealing with new recruits or something though he now knew better


    37. I retreated into the comfort of the shadows


    38. Only a dozen or more Souljhin were found and those retreated into the shadows in fear of the Heroes of Will


    39. The bombers then retreated through our covering fire and legging it back to our lines following the snatch party as the whole front seemed to come to life


    40. ” We kept up a withering fire and eventually the Huns gave up but we knew it would only be for a short time as they retreated to their trench licking their wounds

    41. The sound echoed off the bluffs and the dogs retreated


    42. figured this was probably coming, when he felt the boy’s lack of effort against him, thought screen, retreated a few steps and jumped up, tipping the pass up into the air and then down into his hands


    43. Grunting, he retreated to start down the hill which was the main street


    44. All four shook their heads in agreement and slowly retreated into the woods to gather their forces


    45. Saldon and Halon loosed off a few arrows to add to the confusion and lit more fires as they retreated


    46. When the bets had been made, the two handlers unleashed their charges and retreated to the tunnel


    47. When the meal was over, she excused herself and retreated into the library, taking down the family copy of the Bible, delving into Corinthians


    48. barn, whereupon its occupant slipped meekly out and retreated at once


    49. “You will stay in there until you are prepared to comply with my wishes!” There was a pause, and then his footsteps echoed as they retreated down the stairs


    50. ” The servant, having instructed to do so in the past, left the coffee decanter on the table and retreated into the house














































    1. Adrian tries to suppress a laugh but Emma just looks at the retreating backs of her son and my lover


    2. retreating, on the way home,


    3. Tom turned to Alistair, who was still watching Yise’s retreating


    4. the doors closed behind the retreating servants and the last


    5. frown as he listened to the retreating footsteps of his


    6. wide-eyed at his retreating back


    7. ‘What is?’ Jean nodded after the retreating soldiers


    8. Jacques as they watched the Templar’s retreating back


    9. Prepare them for the possibility that they may be retreating toward a massacre


    10. retreating backs with a hollow feeling in the pit of his

    11. It seemed odd to be retreating into their make-shift shelter while the sun was still well above the horizon


    12. Across the world, Golden Arrows were retreating to Temples as Cupid tried to negotiate peace with the remaining Lead Arrows in Rome


    13. ” I glared at his retreating back


    14. ” Orion wore an expression of open rage as he stared at the backs of the retreating men


    15. ” One of the retreating men looked back over his shoulder at those last words; Adem was sure they had all heard Orion’s threat


    16. Because she’d refused to consider retreating to the


    17. Besides, it gave her an out—a means of retreating from


    18. So few wagons had been shipped that there was no transportation for their effects, and as regiment after regiment was rushed to the front, the men, labouring in the sweltering heat, discarded articles mile by mile, until they had nothing but the clothes they stood upright in, and the route of the advance resembled the trail of a retreating army


    19. The grassy ascent was soon covered with dead and dying, but the troopers swept upward, and captured the fort and trenches, the enemy retreating with loss to the woods beyond


    20. Kay smiled in agreement, watching Leland’s sword come down at her from her left, retreating back a half step, again deflecting the blow with a sure motion

    21. “After the traitors!” he cried out, and in an instant the troops had moved with him, thundering to the north after the retreating three


    22. She’d escaped the after-dinner chatter by retreating with a cup of coffee to the refreshing coolness of the deck


    23. I used the knife again, listening to his retreating footsteps


    24. “Thanks,” I said to her retreating swinging backside


    25. I wondered if he was retreating into a defensive shell and this interview had all but ended


    26. Whoever was retreating along that trench, they were screaming in mad panic now


    27. Rather than retreating, the unarmed Bees would try to ram the Fairies, knocking them out of the sky


    28. Ruby listened to the retreating footsteps and waited for a while, paralyzed within the wall


    29. “Thanks,” called Brendan to the retreating back


    30. Drenched with sweat and with labored breathing they continued, the one mostly retreating, the other receiving additional cuts for his boldness

    31. We are both so weary and so patient with retreating our minds each with its blinders


    32. In a curving mound of earth and rocks left by a retreating glacier stands a great stone


    33. I noted the moth-eaten hedge in front and the unassuming little house retreating behind it


    34. Instead of retreating to Santillo and forming a defensive line, he and his impatient army chose to fight at the fortress town of Monterrey


    35. Despite retreating with their weapons, many Mexican


    36. She took a deep breath and listened to the sound of his retreating footsteps


    37. The enemy soon was retreating back down the trail


    38. Aerith whimpered, retreating behind


    39. “I…I know this sword…” she gasped, retreating with fear


    40. futile onslaught, the flames retreating at last to its gaping mouth

    41. “Give us our voice!” a big man shouted at the retreating back of the official, and his call was taken up by the crowd


    42. While this was going on, the local levies on the far left began to melt away, apparently because they thought the jinetes were retreating instead of feinting


    43. down before retreating hastily back to their positions behind the


    44. “Traitor!” I spat, she only laughed louder retreating to the penthouse


    45. 7 And the sons of Jacob seeing that all the kings were dead and that they were broken up and retreating, continued to carry on the battle with the armies of the kings opposite the gate of Chazar, and they still struck about four hundred of their men


    46. 44 And those who were lying in ambush rose up out of their places, and hastened to come to the city and took it and set it on fire, and the men of Ai turned back, and note the smoke of the city ascended to the skies, and they had no means of retreating either one way or the other


    47. 7 And the sons of Jacob seeing that all the kings were dead and that they were broken up and retreating continued to carry on the battle with the armies of the kings opposite the gate of Chazar and they still struck about four hundred of their men


    48. 44 And those who were lying in ambush rose up out of their places and hastened to come to the city and took it and set it on fire and the men of Ai turned back and note the smoke of the city ascended to the skies and they had no means of retreating either one way or the other


    49. The water in the depression continued to hiss its way south through the slowly retreating containment of sand and soil


    50. water in the depression continued to hiss its way south through the slowly retreating













































    1. He watches the arm of the monster disappear over the side of the balcony, ripping out a fresh section of the balustrade as it retreats


    2. Bolt snatches it away, retreats into a corner of the bus, face twitching wildly


    3. Billy retreats to his seat, smiles at Bex and says, "Who'd run a pub?"


    4. Grinly, ‘A serpent rarely retreats


    5. “Harold,” she answered, “you are near family now and this room is one of our family's retreats


    6. will actually have been converted by God through the prayers of humbler brothers secluded in retreats


    7. Because, it is theorized, that the last warming took place over the longest span of time of all the glacial retreats, the destruction of the environment that preceded it has been the most complete


    8. where retreats out of me


    9. So they have always hosted weekly meetings and separate gender retreats


    10. She takes her troops and retreats across the fields toward the outer perimeter, as she was ordered to do once she set off all the mines

    11. She steps back and retreats in some vague hope of finding refuge from the oppressive and forlorn silence


    12. Chapter 16 - Meditation Retreats and Lessons Because meditation is becoming more accepted in the west as an alternate form of healing and method of well being, there are meditation retreats and conferences that you can join to learn how to practice meditation properly


    13. retreats I’ve attended lately and Cal has been to several


    14. During the break, the evangelical cadets were invited to retreats hosted by the headquarters of one of the more aggressive evangelical organizations headquartered nearby


    15. Muhammad (PBUH) made regular retreats to the cave of Hira,


    16. Not count-ing Holy week, Sundays, holy days of obligation, first Fridays, retreats, sacrifices, and cyclical impediments, her effective year was reduced to forty-two days that were spread out through a web of purple crosses


    17. The reading occupied the attention that she had formerly given to gossip about sweethearts and the experimental retreats that she would go through with her girl friends, not because it was imposed as discipline but because she had lost all interest by then in talking about mysteries that were in the public domain


    18. lishing company, facilitated retreats, and hosted tele-summits in which


    19. "Oh no, this isn't happening, please tell me Mitch!" Mitchell stared at the collage of photographs Phillip had compiled, from the innumerable religious retreats he had attended over the years


    20. attended lectures, workshops or retreats where mysticism was imparted to them

    21. As the opponent retreats by pulling the


    22. We have workshops, retreats and trainings on specific themes during the year


    23. retreats, I have sometimes felt that they come back somewhat out


    24. Saturn retreats to the back of the podium


    25. Bravo retreats back to the staging area of the coliseum


    26. retreats back to the staging area


    27. Lucas looks around the corner, then retreats


    28. As the night retreats I long to hear the usual drum;


    29. At their occasional business retreats and Christmas parties, Ernie had demonstrated his singing talent and was fond of the song


    30. for Retreats and Meditations

    31. I make little retreats there from time to time and often celebrate the Liturgy of the Hours with them


    32. The healing energy contained in the act of poetry is worth a thousand intellectual seminars and retreats, because it opens the gates between the two worlds, and to paraphrase Alice—if we don’t open those gates—we haven’t done Diddly


    33. We'll run retreats next year, you would want to book in


    34. ” The immediate result of these visions was that solitude became dear to him, and he would go for spiritual retreats to a cave in Mount Hira, not far from the outskirts of Mecca


    35. smoky silk that retreats when you


    36. Maybe, it’s the problem of the Mayawatis of the Indian politics to herd their legislators into posh retreats, away from their poaching political opponents, and not of the mullahs of the numerous umma to keep the Indian Musalmans in the dark Quranic alleys


    37. Bobby retreats and says,


    38. This flight of Class wealth to permaculture retreats was actually a covert mission of Monsanto to recruit organic farmers to run and manage private farms for the elite


    39. retreats, but I think this will be my last one


    40. So, they resort to Him and enter His Presence, and meanwhile, the devil retreats, defeated, and absents himself from the scene

    41. Sirshree’s discourses and retreats are held free of cost


    42. But the truth imparted in the retreats is carefully guarded


    43. Only the really thirsty and ready are eligible for the retreats


    44. of life, and to complete a number of meditation retreats


    45. the anemone or on the oral disk using a syringe before it retreats into its hole


    46. The stranger nods and retreats to the closet, while Eugene pieces together that he must be a page or something


    47. When I suggested that maybe she could stay with her husband but still go away for long periods of time on spiritual retreats, her Heart opened, as she sensed this was the truest way to respond to both desires


    48. Monasteries, Abbeys, and Retreats of the United States"


    49. Meanwhile, the 7th Brigade of the British Army retreats from Lille as it is realised that carrying on defending the city is a lost cause


    50. groups, who have treated it literally and built temples and retreats on literal mountains, failing to




































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    Synonyms for "retreat"

    retreat retirement hideaway back away back out crawfish crawfish out pull back pull in one's horns withdraw draw back move back pull away recede retire retrograde sanctuary shelter asylum haven harbour hermitage solitude seclusion privacy withdrawal departure recession evacuation depart recoil retract leave abandon disengage evacuate

    "retreat" definitions

    (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat


    a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet


    (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position


    (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset


    an area where you can be alone


    withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation


    the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)


    pull back or move away or backward


    move away, as for privacy


    move back


    make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity