returned

Example Sentences

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The 150 firefighters who responded to the blaze have returned to the mainland, and the island remains closed to the public.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Both were wearing life jackets and were safely recovered, along with the kayak, before being returned to shore and handed to Coastguard volunteers.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

According to investigators, the thieves went to the libraries to consult rare and valuable works, photographing and measuring them, and returned later to replace them with virtually undetectable copies.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Management said that any remaining amounts unutilized under the program could be returned to shareholders through a special dividend per share to be proposed after 2027, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

You have returned to me a part of myself I have lost for many, many years.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler