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: withdrawn from one's position or occupation : having concluded one's working or professional career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
Examples of retired in a Sentence
hiked out to a retired beach and fished in the surf
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Earlier this month, Augie Cowan, a 57-year-old retired psychiatric technician, announced that the Caitlin Manor Haunted House had been shut down by the city of San Bernardino.
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Social Security benefits – paid mostly to recipients who are older or retired – are typically paid on Wednesdays.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
This retired firefighter and bomb tech rose from the flames stronger, sassier, and ready to find a spark that lasts.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2025
Among the billionaires supporting Earle-Sears, meanwhile, were Black Entertainment Television co-founder Robert Johnson, brokerage mogul Thomas Peterffy, and retired insurance executive Pat Ryan.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Social Security benefits – paid mostly to recipients who are older or retired – are typically paid on Wednesdays.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
This retired firefighter and bomb tech rose from the flames stronger, sassier, and ready to find a spark that lasts.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2025
Among the billionaires supporting Earle-Sears, meanwhile, were Black Entertainment Television co-founder Robert Johnson, brokerage mogul Thomas Peterffy, and retired insurance executive Pat Ryan.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for retired
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“Retired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retired. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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