retrieve

Example Sentences

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The first mission saw the players set out on boats to retrieve floating coffins, dozens of which were spread out over a nearby loch.

From BBC

She returned to Diggs’ house Dec. 9 to retrieve personal belongings and he instructed her to speak with his assistant about getting paid, she told police.

From Los Angeles Times

The family was helped by the fire service to retrieve medication from the flat, but seeing the damage was traumatic, said Ms Wood.

From BBC

Cal Fire crews used a rope system to retrieve the body of the swimmer, clad in a black-and-blue wetsuit, from a remote stretch of beach south of Davenport, according to officials.

From Los Angeles Times

“Every interaction drives the need to retrieve, process, and store more data.”

From Barron's