Examples of 'was retreating' in a sentence

Meaning of "was retreating"

Describes the act of moving back or withdrawing from a particular situation or location. It implies that someone or something was in the process of moving away or pulling back

How to use "was retreating" in a sentence

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So all they could do was retreating.
Army was retreating.
Finally we come to the time when the ice was retreating.
The ship was retreating from him already hundreds of yards away.
Bayonet charges were rarely attempted until the enemy was retreating.
And Nofel was retreating while still fighting.
Subsided and the soldiers were under the impression that the other side was retreating.
Zod claimed he was retreating.
A gray shadow flashed by the entrance and jumped towards Dudian while he was retreating.
As they did so the German army was retreating in confusion.
Rommel was retreating towards Tunisia.
By this time the rest of the French army was retreating.
At a time when the Red Army was retreating on all fronts and losing tens.
I was retreating from Russia.
Do you remember the time the Highlanders was retreating down the hill.

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The Union Army was retreating along its entire line.
The Prussian field marshal finally decided that Napoleon was retreating.
Most of the largely rural Haitian population meanwhile was retreating into an agricultural subsistence pattern.
It was retreating through the winter because it 's an unhealthy glacier.
Scurry believed the Union force was retreating to Fort Union.
The German army was retreating on all fronts, but still resisting strongly.
Did the defensive player fall backwards because he was retreating and lost his balance?
No, it was retreating through the winter because it 's an unhealthy glacier.
The new king unable to withstand the attack, was retreating from the capital.
By August, Early was retreating south in the valley, with Sheridan 's army in pursuit.
American troops arrested a German soldier, as he was retreating from.
The Red Army was retreating with battles.
Within two days, the Red Army was retreating.
She said her team was retreating from Advance Base Camp.
At last! … the glad news came that the enemy was retreating.
The assessment was that poverty was retreating globally, but much remained to be done.
With a loud, whipping sound, the Soul Lasher hit his back as he was retreating.
At this stage, the German Army was retreating at a forced but controlled pace.
As he was retreating from… American troops arrested a German soldier, Treffurt.
American troops arrested a German soldier, as he was retreating from… Uh… American.
At the time, the German army was retreating toward Berlin before the Red Army 's advance.
At nightfall, Edward II was retreating.
At that time, King Taejo 's army was retreating from Wihwa Island.
American troops arrested a German soldier, as he was retreating from… Treffurt. American. No.

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The enemy is retreating and here you are
Retreating behind the borders is not an option
The TaIaxians are retreating toward the nebula
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