unretire
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Definition of unretire
: to leave retirement : rejoin the workforce
Examples of unretire in a Sentence
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Now if someone can convince him to pull a Michael Jordan and temporarily unretire... — Brendan Marks, charlotteobserver, "NASCAR: Six burning questions for 2018, including the surprise of the Cup season | Charlotte Observer," 4 Apr. 2018 And artistic director Pink will briefly unretire from dancing to perform the Drosselmeyer role Dec. 22. — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "'The Nutcracker' a fantasy whirlwind of grace and humor," 10 Dec. 2017 Former Oregon tailback Thomas Tyner, who retired from football because of shoulder injuries, plans to unretire and return to the game—as an Oregon State Beaver. — Andy Staples, SI.com, "Pivot Point Games: The matchups that will shape the 2017 college football season," 22 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unretire.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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