Sentence examples for were retreating from inspiring English sources
verb
To withdraw military forces.
The rest were retreating, captured or casualties.
If we were retreating from the web, probably not.
He said the guerrillas were retreating to a haven at Tindouf across the Algerian border.
That was last month, when Taliban soldiers were retreating from Mazar-i-Sharif.
Like Napoleon and Hitler, the Underwoods were retreating from Moscow with their misbegotten ambitions in tatters.
Brooklyn's glory days were retreating, and there were now trucks and expressways to carry building supplies.
However, he said he expected a turnaround now that crude oil prices were retreating.
Shortly thereafter, observations showed that Pine Island Glacier and other outlet glaciers were retreating and thinning3,4.
In West Antarctica, more than 20percentt of grounding lines were retreating faster than 25 meters per year.
"But suddenly the crowd changed, and were retreating with a speed and an intention that was different from normal".
Northern Alliance leaders said thousands of Taliban soldiers were retreating, to an uncertain fate, west toward the city of Chardara.
