How to Use retired in a Sentence

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• Arie Itzik, a retired nurse, went back to Nir Oz on Sunday to help with the bodies.
  — The New York Times, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
• And with that, the retired Portland Timbers star gave us one of the best sports moments of this, or any, year.
  — oregonlive, 17 July 2023
• For her part, Browne, the retired teacher who lost $2,000, is still grappling with what happened to her.
  — Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 17 Jan. 2024
• His wife, Peggy Bahnsen, a retired lieutenant colonel, confirmed the death.
  — Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
• Ellen Goldman, a 72-year-old retired lawyer in Naples, Fla., is looking to downsize.
  — Gregory Schmidt, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2023
• Peggy Boso, a retired teacher from White Sulphur Springs, used to babysit at the hotel.
  — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
• Three seats back sat a retired teacher who knew the Carters through her husband, a minister.
  — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
• Now the retired jeans mogul—best known for cofounding the iconic Guess clothing brand with his brothers Paul.
  — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2024
• Her retired son and his family not doing their part has caused a rift between us.
  — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
• The retired investigator lifted a banquet chair and held it in front of him like a shield and ran toward the assailant.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 27 Mar. 2023
• The Oscar-winning actress has been in a Utah court for the last two weeks after Terry Sanderson, a retired optometrist, sued her over a ski crash in 2016.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
• Robbin McDermott, a retired teacher from Greensburg, ordered five dresses to find the right one for her first time at the races.
  — The Courier-Journal, 5 May 2023
• Hyunju Cho is a retired graphic designer who, on her YouTube channel, also goes by the name of Pearlysien.
  — Richard Quest, CNN, 8 May 2023
• The retired carpenter is recently widowed and has thought about getting back to work.
  — Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2023
• The retired secretary has lived in the south near Gaza for 40 years through countless repetitions of violence and no longer sees hope for peace.
  — Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
• Last week, attorney Abel Nair filed a lawsuit against the city and department on behalf of 140 current or retired plaintiffs on the same grounds.
  — City News Service, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
• The retired athlete and his wife, singer-songwriter Patty Smyth, have owned their fair share of properties since they got married in 1997.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2023
• Hardin, the retired teacher, who was still waiting for her turn to testify eight hours after the hearing started, doesn’t believe that.
  — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2023
• Vermont police have released a sketch of a person of interest in the killing of a retired college dean on a popular trail in Castleton.
  — Gina Martinez, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2023
• In fact, the division has struggled with vacancies and low morale for decades, retired employees say.
  — Maya Miller, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2024
• The retired restaurateur trusts that everything else will fall into place.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
• Guest host will be Greg Clausen, retired educator and state senator, filling in for host Rob Jung.
  — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2024
• At the same moment, the retired athlete inexplicably pulled the Jason Kelce figurine out of his New Balance shoes.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
• Holbrook, a wildlife photographer and retired mailman, noticed that things were moving around in his Builth Wells, Wales, shed overnight.
  — Catherine Garcia, theweek, 11 Jan. 2024
• Advertisement As the bullets flew, Goodman, a retired police officer, pulled Peng to the floor and shielded her.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2023
• Paltrow is being sued by a retired optometrist who is suing her over injuries suffered in the mishap, and each has accused the other of causing the collision.
  — Allison Elyse Gualtieri, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2023
• The retired secretary has lived in her subsidized one-bedroom apartment for nearly three years now.
  — Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
• The other candidate for mayor is Siple, a retired chief administrator at the Broward County clerk of courts.
  — Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
• The retired pro Gene Mayer, whom Mr. Rosini knows from church, donated his career trophies.
  — Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2023
• However, the 72-year-old retired restaurateur refrained from picking favorites for the role among the women who vied for his heart on the first season of The Golden Bachelor.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024