Sentence examples for make a retreat from inspiring English sources

Blood was spilt and when the police did arrive, wielding batons, they were attacked and forced to make a retreat.

The Vincentians opened a permanent house in Rome in 1642, and shortly thereafter the pope directed that all those to be ordained in Rome were obliged to make a retreat with the Vincentians.

Howie's ambition is to purge the castle of communications technology and make a retreat where Dungeons and Dragons, Grand Theft Auto and the pseudocommunities on the Internet may all be replaced by a much older magic, like the one to which the baroness is wired.

This summer most of us will make a retreat or would like to.

We need to unplug from our daily culture and make a retreat into silence, simplicity, simple peace where we can explore the culture of the other side.

I made a retreat to the Joseph Pauquet bakery by Eupen's charming St. Nicholas church with its twin green Ottoman-style spires.

They made a retreat in a state of near panic on 22 October, even abandoning five field guns on the shore.

Eventually, Jacob believes, the city will need to make a "managed retreat" to higher ground.

Trust Nick to make a discreet retreat to the downstairs neighbor.

In the face of such opposition, once again the F.A.S.B. was required to make a strategic retreat.

The company said last week that it would make a partial retreat from corporate and industry-sponsored programs and lesson plans it distributes free to teachers.