"retreat" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- However, the attack was defeated and forced to retreat by the Japanese.
- In the first quarter, Swiss stock prices retreated by more than 6 percent.
- In the early 1970s, the shore retreated again, by almost as much.
- They had to retreat to Salta, by the same road.
- They were forced to retreat step by step as the river cut the banks out from under their feet.
- For the week, the Dow retreated by a total of 40.62 points.
- - and having struck down its victim, had it retreated by the same way?
- Gilbert retreated from public life, and by the late 1920s stopped designing any new houses.
- The Obama government was forced to retreat by the scale of the disaster.
- His forces continued to fight a while longer but were forced to retreat by the end of June.
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