retired

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re·tired | \ ri-ˈtī(-ə)rd

Definition of retired

1 : secluded a retired village

2 : withdrawn from one's position or occupation : having concluded one's working or professional career

3 : received by or due to one in retirement

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Other Words from retired

retiredly \ ri-ˈtī-rəd-lē

, -ˈtī(-ə)rd- \ adverb

retiredness \ ri-ˈtī(-ə)rd-nəs

\ noun

Examples of retired in a Sentence

hiked out to a retired beach and fished in the surf

Recent Examples on the Web Baty is a retired IRS Appeals officer and Hovind and others believe that he has been brought out or retirement to harass Hovind. — Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 5 June 2021 West Hartford leaders in February established a board that includes several attorneys, a consultant to the state Department of Children and Families, a psychiatric clinician and a retired corrections officer, among others. — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 3 June 2021 On the other hand, Paul Singley, a retired machine shop owner from Middleborough, is completely satisfied with the Starlink setup at his beach house in Barnstable. — BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2021 Now the typical race fan is Jim Wickert, 77, a retired golf course owner who shows up at Derby Lane every Wednesday and Saturday sporting his jaunty tan Orvis fedora. — Erika Larsen, National Geographic, 1 Oct. 2020 The retired welder, who was 27 at the time of the killing, has been charged with murder and was taken into custody in Minnesota. — NBC News, 5 June 2021 Scott Rykken is a retired high school science teacher who took up photography as a hobby several years ago. — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 June 2021 Cox, a veteran state delegate and retired teacher who served two years as House speaker, has a low-key style that makes the second-choice pitch seem natural. — Washington Post, 1 May 2021 Brenda Corbett is a retired English teacher and a West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan school board member. — Richard Chin, Star Tribune, 23 Apr. 2021

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