Sentence examples for and retreated in the from inspiring English sources

There would not be a United States of America today if George Washington's army had not retreated and retreated and retreated, in the face of an overwhelmingly more powerful British military force bent on annihilating Washington's troops.

Yet he failed at the test of holding a steadfast stance, falling back in the face of pressures and retreated in the face of setbacks.

Giuliani has spoken forcefully against an American pullout from Iraq — "You'd be withdrawing and retreating in the face of an enemy that has aggressive intentions toward your homeland.

The blade will be advancing in the half-plane (ANB) and retreating in the half-plane (BMA), as depicted in Figure 9.

The extent of the inhibited ice front fluctuated, advancing and retreating in the range of 5 8 Å showing the reversible arrangement of water molecules to the crystal ice lattice, (this is an important indication of reaching equilibration and adequate sampling given the reduced water diffusion at these low temperatures).

As tensions rose, the judge barked out the rest of the ruling and retreated in a huff.

When the Bulgarians saw him, they shouted "Run, the Emperor" and retreated in panic.

They looted the land and retreated in 1212.

In April, Syria launched its own campaign to take Raqqa, though it failed to reach the city and soon retreated in the face of reinforcements by the jihadists.

Tredoux is Head Field Guide at Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Retreat, in the Western Cape region of South Africa.

Pack ice expands in the winter and retreats in the summer in both hemispheres to cover about 5 percent of the northern oceans and 8 percent of the southern oceans.