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: withdrawn from one's position or occupation : having concluded one's working or professional career
3
: received by or due to one in retirement
Synonyms
Examples of retired in a Sentence
hiked out to a retired beach and fished in the surf
Recent Examples on the Web
The retired teacher and volunteer San Jose Unified School District historian has put together a display for Anne Darling Elementary School all about its namesake — a glass-ceiling-breaking administrator who served as deputy superintendent for the city’s schools a century ago.
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
In 2016, Los Angeles police said a retired officer turned in a knife that was allegedly found years earlier by a construction worker during the demolition of Simpson's estate.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
Peggy Boso, a retired teacher from White Sulphur Springs, used to babysit at the hotel.
—Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
According to fellow veterans of the battle who witnessed Moores’ actions, the retired officer’s actions that day were vital in saving the lives of multiple comrades.
—Michael Lee, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
Editors’ Picks How the city raises that money, however, frustrates Carmen Daniels, 74, a retired teacher and administrator who bought a three-bedroom home in East New York in 1998.
—Camille Baker, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
In another reminder of Israel’s divisions, a group of reservists and retired officers demonstrated in an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood.
—Melanie Lindman, Wafaa Shurafa, and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
Rosen, a 70-year-old retired schoolteacher, passed her final days in anguish, enduring severe diarrhea and nausea and terrible sores in her mouth that kept her from eating, drinking, and, eventually, speaking.
—Arthur Allen | Kff Health News, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
Davis will replace David Bangs, a retired chairman of Graduate Studies in Education at Harding University, who has been working as interim superintendent.
—Danny Shameer, arkansasonline.com, 2 Apr. 2024
Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
In 2016, Los Angeles police said a retired officer turned in a knife that was allegedly found years earlier by a construction worker during the demolition of Simpson's estate.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
Peggy Boso, a retired teacher from White Sulphur Springs, used to babysit at the hotel.
—Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
According to fellow veterans of the battle who witnessed Moores’ actions, the retired officer’s actions that day were vital in saving the lives of multiple comrades.
—Michael Lee, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
Editors’ Picks How the city raises that money, however, frustrates Carmen Daniels, 74, a retired teacher and administrator who bought a three-bedroom home in East New York in 1998.
—Camille Baker, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
In another reminder of Israel’s divisions, a group of reservists and retired officers demonstrated in an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood.
—Melanie Lindman, Wafaa Shurafa, and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
Rosen, a 70-year-old retired schoolteacher, passed her final days in anguish, enduring severe diarrhea and nausea and terrible sores in her mouth that kept her from eating, drinking, and, eventually, speaking.
—Arthur Allen | Kff Health News, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
Davis will replace David Bangs, a retired chairman of Graduate Studies in Education at Harding University, who has been working as interim superintendent.
—Danny Shameer, arkansasonline.com, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Retired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retired. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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