retake

Example Sentences

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If they fail, at any stage, they must start from the beginning to retake it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The first, according to Bryn Talkington, managing partner at Requisite Capital Management, will be the ability to retake the S&P 500’s 200-day moving average, a key performance metric used by technical analysts on Wall Street.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

That was all resilient Everton needed to retake the lead and land a knockout blow as substitute Thierno Barry scored a late winner against Newcastle United at St James' Park.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Ukrainian forces were able to retake about 115 square miles almost overnight against Russian forces with diminished drone capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Less than four years before, in November 1956, Castro and a force of eighty-one rebels had sailed from Mexico to Cuba, determined to retake their homeland from a corrupt dictator, Fulgencio Batista.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin