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: withdrawn from one's position or occupation : having concluded one's working or professional career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
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Directed by Wizards of Waverly Place alum Henrie, 35, Monster Summer stars Gibson as a retired police detective alongside a mystery-solving teenager, played by Thames, 17, who must join forces to discover the unknown force disrupting a summer of fun.
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Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
Driving the news: Microsoft and Constellation Energy last week unveiled a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) tied to bringing a retired 835 MW reactor back online at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear plant.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
In Kentucky, sheriffs are responsible for security at courthouses – including the personal security of judges – according to Jerry Wagner, a retired sheriff who is now the executive director of the Kentucky Sheriff’s Association.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024
Her late husband, Donald, was a retired Circuit Court judge.
—Staff, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2024
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Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
Driving the news: Microsoft and Constellation Energy last week unveiled a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) tied to bringing a retired 835 MW reactor back online at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear plant.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
In Kentucky, sheriffs are responsible for security at courthouses – including the personal security of judges – according to Jerry Wagner, a retired sheriff who is now the executive director of the Kentucky Sheriff’s Association.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024
Her late husband, Donald, was a retired Circuit Court judge.
—Staff, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Retired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retired. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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