retired
adjective
re·tired
ri-ˈtī(-ə)rd 
1
: secluded
a retired village
2
: withdrawn from one's position or occupation : having concluded one's working or professional career
a group of retired teachers
3
: received by or due to one in retirement
retired pay
Examples of retired in a Sentence
hiked out to a retired beach and fished in the surf
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The retired San Jose Safeway worker, who died at age 90 in April, won a record lottery jackpot in 2001 and spent the next quarter-century — with his late wife, Carmen Castellano — as a conrnerstone of Latino philanthropy both here in the Bay Area and across the country.
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Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
The retired status and social media hunts create FOMO (fear of missing out).
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 26 Nov. 2025
As a retired Navy captain, Kelly is still subject to military rules that can restrict speech.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 25 Nov. 2025
On the Democratic side, retired Army Brig.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 25 Nov. 2025
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Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
The retired status and social media hunts create FOMO (fear of missing out).
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 26 Nov. 2025
As a retired Navy captain, Kelly is still subject to military rules that can restrict speech.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 25 Nov. 2025
On the Democratic side, retired Army Brig.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for retired
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“Retired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retired. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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