was retrieving
- past progressive of retrieve.
Example Sentences
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Dowdy’s first task that evening was retrieving the Chevy Trax in Alexandria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
A poor fisherman in a Turkish village was retrieving his net from a lake when he found that a white stork had alighted on his boat.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
“I was retrieving people from scenes that I had known since I was a child or I had seen that person grow up,” Watson said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
Kimberley Farnsworth said the box was discovered by a friend who was retrieving his ball at Ramsdale Park Golf Centre in Nottinghamshire.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2021
What mattered now was retrieving Agent Chris, and I could shut everything out and focus on just that.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
