"retreat" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Heney broke away and retreated backwards, pulling a pistol from his pocket.
- Ranged units also require a fair distance to be able to shoot at targets and will often retreat backwards to acquire the required distance.
- But getting out again might be quite a different matter; it would certainly be impossible for him to turn around, so he would have to retreat backwards.
- Slowly he retreated backwards, and would have fallen down the unclosed trap-hole had not one of the Kaffirs pushed him away.
- The soldier dolls retreated backwards, keeping their eyes on the newcomers and their hands near their weapons.
- The werewolves had moved back further into the room like the tide retreating backwards.
- Goza leapt up, gave the royal salute, and retreated backwards from the presence of the king, leaving us alone.
- Truth is," the manager said, with a wry grin as he retreated backwards toward the corridor, "this stuff hurts my ears.
- His men formed quickly into a skirmishing line, bayonets facing outwards, and they retreated backwards along the top of the wall.
- Laleh retreated backwards, bowing and making obeisance with each few steps towards the doors.
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