How to Use retire in a Sentence

retire

verb
  • She had to retire during the first set because of a muscle strain.
  • I want to be healthy when I retire.
  • The manufacturer plans to retire that car model in a few years.
  • The team is retiring his jersey number in honor of his great career.
  • The Navy is retiring the old battleship.
  • At ages 70 and 74, the brothers agree that this is the time to retire.
    — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2022
  • This city was ranked the best place to retire in Arizona.
    — Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The new cars would replace some that were meant to retire decades ago.
    — Taylor Dolven, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Pujols will retire at the end of the year, along with Molina.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Then, at the end of the day, retire to your cozy cottage underneath the stars.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The Sabres will retire the 42-year-old’s No. 30 in January.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Grote retired after the 1978 season to spend more time with his wife and kids.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Then, retire and pray for enough sunsets left to find joy.
    — Roxanne Jones, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The DiLullos are happy to retire but sad to let go of The Venetian.
    — Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Newman, who will turn 72 this month, is expected to retire by the end of the year.
    — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2023
  • But he was allowed to retire on June 1, while on leave.
    — Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2022
  • All are at least 60 years old, and many are retired, like Turner.
    — Oscar Hartzog, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2023
  • But once those originals retire from the road (or go to the great gig in the sky), what happens next?
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Laine retired from Two Chicks and a Hammer in 2019, but remained part of the series.
    — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Clune succeeds Tim Carter, who will retire in the first quarter of 2024.
    — Bysheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • And, like the suits in her closet, don't look to Behar to retire anytime soon.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Under the terms of the package, Culp could retire and walk away with the money this August.
    — Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The right-hander retired eight in a row at one point and 19 of 21 overall to finish the outing.
    — Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2023
  • But in May, Steinberg will retire and a new leader will take his place.
    — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Cabrera, who is planning to retire at the end of the season, had a pair of hits off Pérez on Tuesday.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 31 May 2023
  • Perhaps what pushed Lee Sedol to retire from the game of Go was the sense that the game had been forever cheapened.
    — James Somers, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • After over 40 years in business, founders Mr. and Mrs. Chen were ready to retire.
    — Anna Haines, Forbes, 26 May 2022
  • That played a little bit of a role in my decision to retire.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Khan-Ghany is now retired from teaching and spends her days baking and sewing with her granddaughter.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Then, Judge made a special tribute to Brett by imitating the retired player’s flex move after the chanting, a tribute Judge has done in the years since Brett retired.
    — Charna Flam, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025

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