retreated

How To Use retreated In A Sentence

• Thereafter, he retreated to the Celtic backline.
• As his reputation declined, the sculptor retreated to his studio and stopped exhibiting.
• 'The first principles of commercial activity have retreated to earth's maziest penetralia, where no tides are! is it not so, Skepsey?' said Mr. Fenellan, whose initiative and exuberance in loquency had been restrained by a slight oppression, known to guests; especially to the guest in the earlier process of his magnification and illumination by virtue of a grand old wine; and also when the news he has to communicate may be a stir to unpleasant heaps. Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
• He regained his balance and then retreated to his post beside the door, curling into himself like a wounded possum. NO BODY
• A significant 2. 5-fold reduction in the added cellulase required for conversion of pretreated hardwood to ethanol; and Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » New Process Promises Better and Cheaper Ethanol
• Once the more resistant gently dipping rocks of the Cotswolds have been removed, the underlying softer beds are easily eroded, so the Jurassic escarpments to the east of the Vales of Evesham and Gloucester retreated through time.
• It is true that some former Levellers retreated into religious passivity, internalising their revolutionary ideology and seeking a godly republic within.
• The sample was pretreated with HCI and NaOH before organic carbon was extracted using an oxygen plasma.
• Ossein pretreated for a 2weeks period exhibited the maximum % yield incase of bone gelatin, while the yield from intact skin was higher than that realized incase of de-scaled skin.
• He pinched harder still, and by and by the crisis retreated. EVERVILLE