retrieve
Example Sentences
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Yet three families are still digging to retrieve their loved ones.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
The sheriff’s spokesperson, asked if the man was at least able to retrieve his glasses, said he did not know the fate of the eyewear but suspected they may have been lost to the vault.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
Early doesn’t run like the Wayans brothers, dressed like women, trying to retrieve a stolen purse in “White Chicks.”
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
It’s always harder to retrieve money and valuables than to prevent them from being taken in the first place.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
Her dress-cloth untied and fell into the murky water sloshing around her feet, but she couldn’t take the time to retrieve it.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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