How to Use retired in a Sentence

retired

adjective

• Three won, but three lost, and three more retired.
  — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
• The mother-in-law is a retired and very wealthy former lawyer.
  — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 21 July 2026
• Here, trios are formed with two current players and a retired one.
  — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
• Jon Duffy is a retired Navy captain.
  — Jon Duffy, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
• This retired firefighter and bomb tech rose from the flames stronger, sassier, and ready to find a spark that lasts.
  — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 12 Nov. 2025
• Diguglielmo was a retired nurse who had practiced for 30 years.
  — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 1 July 2026
• Jon Duffy is a retired naval officer.
  — Jon Duffy, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
• The retired officer was pronounced dead at the scene.
  — Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 5 Mar. 2026
• Cardi didn’t take kindly to his remark and fired back hard at the retired rapper.
  — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 21 Apr. 2025
• Chris has had a career in accounting and is now semi-retired.
  — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
• Michael Peregrine is a retired Chicago lawyer and a fan of space.
  — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
• The retired nurse has a packed schedule of 40 hours a week in volunteer work.
  — Sandra Guzmán, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
• The retired pitcher, wearing a dark suit and a white dress shirt with no tie, denied any role in the boys’ deaths.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
• His father asked him to meet at their home and talk with a family friend, a retired deputy sheriff.
  — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
• The retired Ford worker has spent the past 30 years building it.
  — Freep.com, 1 Apr. 2022
• The Marlins are the only team with no retired numbers.
  — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 4 June 2026
• Braun, a retired Navy captain, won the other spot on the ballot.
  — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
• Most of the grace-and-favour dwellings are going to their current or retired staff, for example.
  — Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
• And how about Hether, the retired nurse from Arizona?
  — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
• Shelley Smith of Fox is a retired teacher.
  — Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
• The retired teacher struck his head on a step halfway down the stairs and suffered a massive brain injury.
  — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
• Michael Peregrine is a retired Chicago lawyer.
  — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
• Chris is semi-retired from a career in accounting.
  — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
• Three seats back sat a retired teacher who knew the Carters through her husband, a minister.
  — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
• Hegseth has also sought to demote Kelly from his retired rank of captain.
  — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
• A day later, Austin revoked the plea deal and relieved retired Brig.
  — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2024
• The retired actress still makes appearances at conventions and fan events around the world.
  — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
• Janssen took on grant writing with the help of a friend who is a retired librarian and had worked for a grant-writing group.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
• But my neighbors came running over, retired police, firemen.
  — Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
• The retired grocery store manager was waiting for a kidney but knew his time was running out.
  — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 8 May 2026