retrieve

Example Sentences

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He added that his son's life could have been saved if trained divers were sent to retrieve him, but that did not happen.

From BBC

So I quickly retrieved my bag and looked over to see what was happening to the pickpocket.

From Literature

Allan praised the emergency workers who worked to retrieve the body.

From BBC

Her body had been carried by the river’s current from Santa Ana to Fountain Valley before it could be retrieved by fire crews.

From Los Angeles Times

Rescuers retrieved on Sunday the body of a Spanish man who had been missing since a tourist boat sank in rough seas off eastern Indonesia more than a week ago, an official said.

From Barron's