"retreat" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Whenever he pushed himself into trouble, the far-sighted commodore provided himself with means for a graceful retreat.
- Several routine questions followed, obviously of the breakaway variety, and the police made a graceful retreat.
- Scott, however, wasn't going to allow her a graceful retreat.
- The only thing left was a graceful retreat.
- He doesn't want Saddam to have a graceful retreat.
- The victors, one school official who spoke on the condition of anonymity said, are now seeking a graceful retreat.
- He could discern no graceful retreat.
- But Portugal's graceful retreat has been spoiled by a vicious gang war for control of Macao's gambling business.
- If she'd had any doubts about Tara's relationship with the villa's owner, they rapidly evaporated as she watched the other girl's body language in graceful retreat.
- The honor guard standing outside her door snapped to attention, and it was too late for a graceful retreat.
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