retook
- past tense form of retake.
Example Sentences
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David Specht retook his test in Sacramento a week after receiving the DMV letter last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
First, last year, Overdeck retook Lyons’s seat on the management committee, though Lyons remained co-CEO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
When Elvis retook the stage in 1969, he hadn’t performed before a live audience in nine years and he’d gotten a little uncool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
Sadat, who herself has been living in Germany since Taliban authorities retook power in 2021, said that trawling through locations outside Afghanistan was something she had been used to for a long time.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
I retook the wheel and when my shift was up I didn't dare go wake him.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
