Sentence examples for retreated under from inspiring English sources

Rain started again and the players retreated under umbrellas.

Witnesses report rebels advancing from Mauritanian border where they had retreated under French air attack.

The speakers retreated under a hail of insults and an occasional plastic soda bottle.

It was to here that the beleaguered civilisation retreated under the onslaught of the conquistadors.

When it started to rain, the crowd retreated under the trees nearby; a portent of what was to come.

The truth probably lies in-between: finding it harder than it anticipated to hold on to Heglig, South Sudan retreated under fire.

Indeed, obstinacy can cause more damage than retreating under fire.

"South Korea is retreating under a North Korean threat," he said.

Like the general he was, he is retreating under pressure to higher ground and shorter lines.

"Once you retreat under this kind of blackmail, you will continue to be pushed back".

He made a similar promise last year, only to retreat under pressure.