retrieve

Example Sentences

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When Truman arrived at Ford's home on Protheroe Street, the court heard the men got out of the car and retrieved items from the boot.

From BBC

She was to retrieve and protect sensitive documents per standard protocol.

From Literature

Because his body couldn’t be retrieved, Horbenko’s family hasn’t received payouts from the government, or confirmation of his death.

From The Wall Street Journal

She barely had time to put on warm clothes, and screamed she needed to go back to the carriage to retrieve her suitcase and documents, the officer says.

From BBC

Not long after, she went through more procedures: one to amputate her damaged limb and another to cut through her neck to retrieve a fishing hook that had migrated to tissue outside the esophagus.

From Los Angeles Times