retrieved

Example Sentences

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The mission to recover the remaining two bodies will resume on Wednesday and a Maldivian official was hopeful they would be retrieved the same day.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The sheriff’s arson and explosives unit retrieved two abandoned grenades from the garage of a Santa Monica apartment complex on July 17.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Recovery teams, working alongside military partners, safely retrieved the crew and spacecraft.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Has Ms. Johnson retrieved him for us as a man worthy of interest?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

She called the Osage chief, and Anna’s skull was retrieved and, at a quiet ceremony, interred with her other remains.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann