Sentence examples for swiftly retreated from inspiring English sources

He swiftly retreated behind a wall of hostility, pocketing all the cash and goodies he could.Will he behave better this time?

He swiftly retreated to give his inaugural address to an invited audience on the other side of Mexico City.It was undignified but Mr Calderón had made his point.

It was the first time the tabloids had turned on the nine-month-old government of Mrs. May, and she swiftly retreated.

At one point, a Ukrainian armored personnel carrier approached the building in an attempt to relieve the siege but swiftly retreated when the mob turned in its direction.

The yen surged to a two-month high then swiftly retreated ahead of Japanese elections on Sunday and on fears the Bank of Japan would raise rates.

But a Russian court ruled against other asset sales by Yukos, and said that its tax bill must be paid by the end of the month nevertheless.The American army swiftly retreated from a threat to withhold 15% of future payments to Halliburton, the Pentagon's biggest civilian contractor in Iraq.

We slowly turned our gaze from the back of the swiftly retreating woman, locked eyes, and fell into a fit of laughter.

The bombing of UN-run schools and rising civilian casualties in Gaza however has emboldened diverse figures to speak out – only in some cases to swiftly retreat.

Presumably to establish from the outset that this film isn't just recycling the midlife nerdery of The 40 Year Old Virgin (another comedy with US Office connections, via its star Steve Carrell), Lippe is given some early sex scenes with his former schoolteacher (Sigourney Weaver) – though she swiftly retreats to a maternal presence on the other end of a phone.

They scurry on to the circuit to sweep up debris before swiftly retreating behind the safety of a barrier, all in a matter of minutes.

If he does though, he hears a bark from the touchline, sees a whirling dervish in a black tracksuit, and swiftly retreats.