come out of retirement
idiom
: to return to work or to one's professional career
He came out of retirement to play baseball again.
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Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 5 June 2023
Major William Lauderdale was asked by his friend, President Andrew Jackson, to come out of retirement and build a fort in southeast Florida as protection against the Seminole Indians.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2023
The research also found that 25% of parents were willing to pull cash out of their savings or retirement accounts, 17% would take on debt, 9% would come out of retirement entirely and 7% would put their homes on the line by refinancing.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2023
Houses had floated off their foundations, and first responders had come out of retirement to help with disaster relief.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2022
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Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 5 June 2023
Major William Lauderdale was asked by his friend, President Andrew Jackson, to come out of retirement and build a fort in southeast Florida as protection against the Seminole Indians.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2023
The research also found that 25% of parents were willing to pull cash out of their savings or retirement accounts, 17% would take on debt, 9% would come out of retirement entirely and 7% would put their homes on the line by refinancing.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2023
Houses had floated off their foundations, and first responders had come out of retirement to help with disaster relief.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2022
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“Come out of retirement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20out%20of%20retirement. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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