"retreat" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- As I went to the door, his sister retreated before me.
- By 0415 they were on their way westward, watching the stars retreat before them as the Sun came up.
- Well, there's no way the Stalwarts will retreat before one person, and a woman at that.
- "You are not going to retreat before a mere cavalry screen?"
- They met a withering fire that retreated slowly before them.
- The fight lasted but a few minutes, when the soldiers retreated before us for twelve miles.
- If there's time to retreat before the attack, do it.
- They retreated across the vast plaza before the main gate.
- The man in black retreated before the slashing of the great sword.
- It took an effort of will not to retreat before Brughel's advance.
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