And it is the patient potterer, listening attentively for that twanging 'cheeow, chee-ow' call, who is most likely to come across these secret retreats.

Somewhere in the wilderness of the mountains, he had a secret retreat.

From a secret retreat, Norman Osborn places a call to the Chief of Staff in regards to Nick Fury.

This silent and secret retreat was unknown to police and crooks alike.

Additionally, Jack keeps a secret retreat in a forested area on the surface he sometimes visits.

He determined, therefore, to pack up his remaining wealth, beat a secret retreat in the night, and make off to another part of the kingdom.

I've persuaded him to let us film an exclusive interview with him in his secret retreat!' it would be a colossal boost for me.

"But when dawn came, when she was sure the demon King and Queen had gone to their secret retreat, she burst into tears. "

Then he departed, with a fleet of vessels manned by hand-picked crews, to a long-prepared and hitherto secret retreat.

The laboratory had for centuries been one of his many closely-guarded secret retreats.