recapture
verb (used with object)
had recaptured
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past perfectof recapture.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Over the weekend, Israel announced that it had recaptured the outpost, built around 1137.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
It was the look of a man that had recaptured the enjoyment of football.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025
Myanmar's ruling junta said Saturday that it had recaptured a town on a trade highway to China from an ethnic armed group in the country's war-wracked north.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025
The brigade initially contested a statement by Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar saying the village was reclaimed but confirmed early Friday that it had recaptured Andriivka.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
Evidently they did not yet wholly trust the good intentions of Peter Smith, the deserter, whom they had recaptured in the Hudson.
From The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
