Sentence examples for retreating that from inspiring English sources

The researchers aboard the Des Groseilliers knew that the Arctic sea ice was retreating; that was, in fact, why they were there.

"It sends a shocking signal, in the context of where Europe and in particular its eastern edges face a Russia that isn't retreating, that isn't backing down," Leslie Vinjamuri, the head of the U.S. and the Americas programme at London-based think tank Chatham House, told VICE News.

It telegraphs that the United States is retreating, that it is war-weary and reluctant to deploy raw power as an instrument of national policy".

"Now too many steps have been taken to retreat, that's for sure," he said.

(A police officer does not have the duty to retreat; that is the distinction between a sworn police officer and the average citizen regarding use of force).

During the afternoon the situation was stabilized and the Viet Cong retreated that night, resulting in a tactical American victory.

If you whip him now, you destroy him utterly.'" McClellan did not listen and Lee retreated that night, largely unmolested by Union forces.

It was not until Jeb Stuart's horse artillery opened fire on the men and they retreated that Early saw it was a United States flag.

McDonnell estimates that before the price of scrap steel retreated that Germany's DaimlerChrysler would be paying $600 million more a year for its steel.

America seems to be retreating from that role and China is not yet ready for it.

But now, would-be Democratic leaders are retreating from that legacy with qualifications and half-steps.