retook

Example Sentences

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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

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

The UAE withdrew and within days government forces and their allies retook control of the western provinces as well as all of the south.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Conservative councillor Keith Girling, who retook the Newark West seat in a by-election from Reform UK in July 2025, celebrated his victory with Jenrick at the time.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Ralph retook the driver’s test by himself in June; and every day after that, as soon he came home from work, he’d rifle through the family mail, hoping.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen