retook

Example Sentences

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First, last year, Overdeck retook Lyons’s seat on the management committee, though Lyons remained co-CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The Wolves retook the lead eight minutes later, Jeanuel Belocian unpicking the Leipzig defence with a simple pass for Svanberg to score.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

The UAE withdrew and within days government forces and their allies retook control of the western provinces as well as all of the south.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

The Taliban, a hardline Islamist group, retook control of Afghanistan in 2021 in a lightning advance that lasted just 10 days.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

Every time Luke came up next to her, she retook his hand.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss