retreating figure

Frequency: 4.51.2 per million words

A person's shape or silhouette seen moving away.

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Examples (10)

  • He watched the retreating figure disappear into the fog.
  • The detective followed the faint trail of the retreating figure.
  • She caught a glimpse of a retreating figure in the distance.
  • The old man sighed as he saw the retreating figure of his son.
  • A lone retreating figure walked slowly down the long road.
  • Through the rain-streaked window, he could barely make out a retreating figure.
  • The artist captured the melancholy of a retreating figure in his painting.
  • We saw a mysterious retreating figure vanish around the corner.
  • The child waved goodbye to the retreating figure of her grandmother.
  • His last memory was the blurred image of her retreating figure.