re·tire·ment
ri-ˈtī(-ə)r-mənt 
Examples of retirement in a Sentence
Noun
She decided to take an early retirement.
Many fans were surprised by the champion's retirement.
The staff is smaller because of several retirements.
I'm looking forward to retirement.
He is ready for retirement.
He came out of retirement to play baseball again.
She has remained very active during retirement.
The staff all wished her a long and happy retirement.
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
In retirement, Paulsen does a little bit of everything.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Brad Lefton, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Just as Ted Lasso began life as a promo for NBC’s English Premier League coverage, Chad Powers crawled out of a gag on Eli’s Places, Eli Manning’s post-retirement ESPN+ program, in which the former Giants quarterback hides under prosthetics to pose as an aspiring Penn State walk-on.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Social Security retirement benefits are set to increase by about $56 per month, on average, starting in January, per the agency.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
In retirement, Paulsen does a little bit of everything.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
His peers typically choose less active post-retirement endeavors — coaching, managing, media, family life.
—Brad Lefton, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Just as Ted Lasso began life as a promo for NBC’s English Premier League coverage, Chad Powers crawled out of a gag on Eli’s Places, Eli Manning’s post-retirement ESPN+ program, in which the former Giants quarterback hides under prosthetics to pose as an aspiring Penn State walk-on.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Retirement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retirement. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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retirement
1 of 2 noun
re·tire·ment
ri-ˈtī(ə)r-mənt
: an act of retiring : the state of being retired
especially
: the leaving of one's job permanently
retirement
2 of 2 adjective
: of, relating to, or made for retired persons
a retirement community
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