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: withdrawn from one's position or occupation : having concluded one's working or professional career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 61-year-old retired police officer spent 37 days behind bars before authorities dropped the felony charge against him in October.
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R.j. Rico, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
The 10th District will feature a rematch between Perry, a retired Army National Guard brigadier general and staunch Trump ally, and Stelson, a former television news anchor who narrowly lost to him in 2024.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026
The 70-year-old retired mechanic, who was once homeless, is politically to the right of the other candidates.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
Set in 1979, the series follows Leila, a 19-year-old Pakistani-Canadian young woman with a love of film and pulp novels who travels to California to reconnect with her estranged uncle – a semi-retired private eye once celebrated for having married the starlet he was originally hired to find.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 May 2026
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R.j. Rico, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
The 10th District will feature a rematch between Perry, a retired Army National Guard brigadier general and staunch Trump ally, and Stelson, a former television news anchor who narrowly lost to him in 2024.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026
The 70-year-old retired mechanic, who was once homeless, is politically to the right of the other candidates.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
Set in 1979, the series follows Leila, a 19-year-old Pakistani-Canadian young woman with a love of film and pulp novels who travels to California to reconnect with her estranged uncle – a semi-retired private eye once celebrated for having married the starlet he was originally hired to find.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 May 2026
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“Retired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retired. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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