retired
adjective
re·tired
ri-ˈtī(-ə)rd 
1
: secluded
a retired village
2
: withdrawn from one's position or occupation : having concluded one's working or professional career
3
: received by or due to one in retirement
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Examples of retired in a Sentence
hiked out to a retired beach and fished in the surf
Recent Examples on the Web
Greenberg, 66, is a retired businessman who founded Chicago Videoworks Inc.
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Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024
But many still felt tremors in their beds—including Larry Potts, a 77-year-old retired pastor who lives up the road from the plant.
—By Andrew R Chow/granbury, Texas, TIME, 8 July 2024
In addition to his wife of 43 years, a retired pediatrician, Capt. Roberts is survived by a son, Derek Scott Roberts, of Bel Air; and a sister, Jeanne Roberts Mangus, of Surf City, North Carolina.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2024
Legal and political leaders — such as Judge J. Michael Luttig, retired justice Stephen G. Breyer, former representative Liz Cheney and former Georgia representative Stacey Abrams — should quickly draft bipartisan constitutional amendments along these lines.
—Washington Post, 3 July 2024
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Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024
But many still felt tremors in their beds—including Larry Potts, a 77-year-old retired pastor who lives up the road from the plant.
—By Andrew R Chow/granbury, Texas, TIME, 8 July 2024
In addition to his wife of 43 years, a retired pediatrician, Capt. Roberts is survived by a son, Derek Scott Roberts, of Bel Air; and a sister, Jeanne Roberts Mangus, of Surf City, North Carolina.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2024
Legal and political leaders — such as Judge J. Michael Luttig, retired justice Stephen G. Breyer, former representative Liz Cheney and former Georgia representative Stacey Abrams — should quickly draft bipartisan constitutional amendments along these lines.
—Washington Post, 3 July 2024
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“Retired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retired. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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