retired

Modifies a noun

• greyhound: The primary responsibility for the retired greyhound is with its owner.
• colonel: I was engaged in a cocktail party conversation with a recently retired air force colonel.
• homeowner: Its research shows that last year alone around 21,700 retired homeowners released equity from their homes to provide an early inheritance to loved ones.
• schoolteacher: Our volunteers include retired schoolteachers, students, elderly widowers and teenagers.
• policeman: The figures were revealed by retired traffic policeman Peter Nicholson, who still has contacts in the force.
• clergy: Retired clergy and church leaders Opportunities for fellowship, support and service.

Modifying Another Word

• recently: Only 16 % of recently retired women are entitled to a full basic state pension in their own right.
• newly: Ideal for young professionals; newly retired; or country escape.
• now: Now retired, Vice-President of ' an energy company ' .
• then: Ian, then retired, was unimpressed: ' Fair dinkum, Greg.
• even: Even retired secretaries canât jump this barrier without help.
• very: Of late years he had lived a very retired life and died at the age of 78.

Used with adjective complement

• say: In 2003, the Marine Corps used 844,000 gallons of B20 biodiesel, says retired Navy Cmdr.
• include: It also includes retired Law Lords, many of great distinction, who feel more free to speak in debate.
• have: With one ball remaining Jonathan Young ( having previously retired ) returns to the crease with five needed for victory.