retrieved

Example Sentences

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"He was retrieved from the water by another person who was in the water with him at the time of the attack," Queensland Police Inspector Elaine Burns said in a news briefing.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

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

“That’s why they retrieved him from the dungeon.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

In the afternoon, he would prepare the goods, keeping careful tally of what we had found and who had retrieved what.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros