retrieve

Example Sentences

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If they let in the Boy Scouts, then everyone else who owned property and equipment around the lake wanted to retrieve their belongings, too.

From Literature

Last week, the Israeli military said it had retrieved the remains of police officer Master Sgt Ran Gvili at a cemetery in northern Gaza.

From BBC

They clink together as you reach past them — past the chili crisp you swore you’d use more often, the artisanal vinaigrette with a sell-by date approaching — to retrieve the same jar you always do.

From Salon

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