retrieved

Example Sentences

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Although his body was never retrieved, his time and place of death in Bayeux are verified.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

"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

A German Leopard 2A4 battle tank sits in an outdoor space, supposedly retrieved from the Kursk battlefield in February 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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

Then he knelt, retrieved mittens from my bag, and gently slid them over my hands, carefully adjusting the cuffs under my sweater sleeves.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows