take back
Example Sentences
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Intense fighting took place overnight from Friday to Saturday, before the army and its Russian Africa Corps allies managed to take back control late in the day.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz demanded that Morocco "take back illegal migrants immediately", while on Saturday, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he had spoken to Sánchez and the UK was "providing what help we can".
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Father and son then begin plotting together to take back the palace from the suitors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
“In that environment, they need to take back the 2025 rate cuts.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
The camera pans up and we see the writing, in paint, on what must have been a bedsheet: take back the night.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
