On his return from Washington, Borchgrevink virtually retired into private life.

In the 1970s, she virtually retired from her acting career, then made occasional appearances on film, television and theatre.

After the tour he virtually retired from all football.

Though he stayed on as a director and continued to attend board meetings, Mr. Chandler virtually retired from the news business.

Imagining a career that would eventually reduce her to playing "a parody of a parody," she virtually retired from films.

After 1974, Wells virtually retired from music.

In 1845 he took his assistant of many years, Miles Thompson, into partnership, and then he virtually retired from the practice.

Later in life he virtually retired from the concert platform and devoted his attention to teaching.

His son, Lord Milton, also played a part in politics until he virtually retired on succeeding to the peerage in 1833.

After that, he virtually retired from acting.