Face
Face verb - To stand or sit with the face or front toward.
Retreated
Both words in one sentence
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In previous wars the majority of casualties had been inflicted in the pursuit after one army retreated or in skirmishing as the armies maneuvered, but in the Civil War the majority of casualties were in actual conflict, with the armies standing face-to-face.
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Fearing they would face an entire planet of such beings, they retreated.
Source: Mechanical Lifeforms -
After receiving 267 slashes and stabs, 152 bullets, 46 cannonballs, pierced by a laser, and half his face burned off, HE NEVER RETREATED, as seen by his back which had absolutely no injuries, save for a couple that were just a result of being impaled from the front.
Source: The Juggernaut
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Retreated and Face. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/face/retreated
Face & Retreated. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/face/retreated>.
Retreated or Face. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/face/retreated.
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