These he brought off, and made good his retreat, with the loss of only three men.

"I just hope he's got enough time left to make his retreat."

Before his trial he made a month's retreat in preparation for death.

Duncan left the door open, just in case he had to make a fast retreat.

"Is our visitor so big that we have to make a retreat?"

Later, the village people still make their retreat out of the jungle.

"They advanced too far trying to save me, and could not make a safe retreat?"

Do you think they've made a retreat and left us?

She turned and made a swift retreat toward the guest room.

It would make a perfect writer's retreat and a place to which I could retire in my old age.