- past tense form of retake.
retook
Example Sentences
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With the state report complete, and vigilante sabotage ruled out, Mulholland retook the inquest stand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
When Elvis retook the stage in 1969, he hadn’t performed before a live audience in nine years and he’d gotten a little uncool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
Sadat, who herself has been living in Germany since Taliban authorities retook power in 2021, said that trawling through locations outside Afghanistan was something she had been used to for a long time.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
After expelling Pyrrhus, Carthage and Rome retook lost territories and added new ones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
I retook the wheel and when my shift was up I didn't dare go wake him.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
