Finally, we could fight no more and retreated in good order.
One can only imagine how much further they may retreat in six more months.
"We retreat not in fear but rather because you have turned the house of God into a killing field!"
They may not even be able to retreat in a conventional way.
He retreated in the other direction, trying to lead them away.
He said the country had decided not to retreat in a world where "change is the only constant."
This time, they retreated to a house in the lake district.
They were concerned about being cut off and retreated in the face of continued British pressure.
The second group retreated to the plain in the south.
He retreated in confusion and I've been a different person ever since.