Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Over the weekend, Israel announced that it had recaptured the outpost, built around 1137.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Over time, these electrons lose energy and are gradually recaptured by the ions.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

In the year since the army recaptured Khartoum, authorities have exhumed and reburied "around 28,000 people", Hisham Zein al-Abdeen, head of forensic medicine at Sudan's health ministry, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

The rocket’s upper stage made it to orbit, achieving the flight’s main goal, though the booster wasn’t recaptured for reuse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

All four were recaptured and returned to Mount Vernon.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis