The crusaders were turned back after their dwindling supplies led to a forced retreat.

Some advocates of electric cars said this approach could lead to a retreat.

They build extremely delicate webs in the form of a sheet, and unlike many spiders the web does not lead to a retreat.

- until an outcry from his own supporters led to a hasty retreat.

They moved toward a deeper recess, which most likely led to a safe retreat.

The fear of social interaction may lead to a retreat and a preferred employment with objects.

This decreased stability and led to a rapid retreat that ended when the glacier was grounded again further upstream.

The retreat often seems indiscriminate: bad news in one Asian country leads to a retreat by investors from the rest.

They were all empty, Ethiopia said, because of a three-pronged assault that led to a major retreat.

Things do not go according to plan, as Rick's group puts up a tenacious defense that leads to a humiliating retreat.