recover
verb (used with object)
to get back or regain (something lost or taken away).
had recovered
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past perfectof recover.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She shared photographs with the BBC from when her ferritin was low, compared to when it had recovered, and said the difference between how she felt and looked was "night and day".
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
The criminal charge came a week after the Pasadena Humane Society announced that the rare white fowl had recovered from its injuries and was relocated to a private ranch in Northern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Montgomery was killed and Arnold badly injured, and by the autumn of 1776 the British had recovered all the lost territory and then some, driving the Americans deep into present-day Vermont and New York.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
In India, authorities said they had recovered seven bodies from rivers flowing from Nepal, believed to be flood victims.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
“As a matter of fact—” The woman had recovered herself enough to continue.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
