They had already cut off every line of retreat from the inevitable.

But at least he'd managed to offer a line of retreat from an impossible position.

Someone who might have been afraid to close off his line of retreat!

She soon had its line of retreat clearly defined in her mind.

I think you should have left him an out, a line of retreat.

You'd have no line of retreat at all, said Aide.

The first thing was to stop the northern line of retreat.

But his line of retreat was closed by the guards!

Now the city was on the main line of retreat.

"This is the line of retreat you were talking about?"