Example Sentences

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The woman is clutching blankets she has retrieved from her home, and looks casually at the camera as though performing a normal domestic chore, with a vast jumble of pulverised rubble behind her.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2023

The local police station has retrieved pickup trucks stolen by smugglers in border villages and abandoned near a bus station in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2022

In an effort to better understand the situation, Sollund has retrieved seizure reports from customs and cross-referenced them with court records.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2022

Hinterhäuser, whose rumpled style serves in delicious contrast to previous bespoke-suited impresarios, has retrieved something of the late Mortier’s spirit.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2017

It’s only a few minutes before Mr. Sorenson has retrieved my bag from the truck and is driving away.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline