Retired

//ɹɪˈtaɪəɹd//

"Retired" in a Sentence (15 examples)

The company presented him with a gold watch on the day he retired.

Many retired people move to the Sunbelt to enjoy sports such as golf or tennis in a milder climate.

The old man retired from public life ten years ago.

The troops were retired from the front lines.

The "retired" president of that company runs the whole show from behind the scenes, so the current president is nothing but a figurehead.

With the money Mr Johnson had saved, he would be able to live high on the hog when he retired.

When John retired, his son took over his business.

My uncle retired from teaching last year, but he still managed to hang onto a position at the university.

He retired on account of poor health.

People rarely come to see you once you are retired.

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I lead a retired lifestyle.

The little stone Saint occupied a retired niche in a side aisle of the old cathedral.

The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.

Although he is now freed from responsibility for the '390s', they are still fixtures of everyday life for the retired Hertfordshire resident living alongside the WCML. "If you stand on the end of the Up Fast platform at Berkhamsted, watching it go round that corner - the sharpest curve it takes anywhere - you just think, 'wow!'

Following Jackie Robinson's success, his uniform number, 42, became a retired number across all major league teams.

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