take back
Example Sentences
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The agreement requires the Lebanese state to take back control of its territory a little at a time as it disarms and dismantles the militant group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
"If they take back Timbuktu and the other towns, I can go home."
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
During the sentencing, Judge Jessica Peterson offered an optimistic message to those whom Chasing Horse abused, and those who supported them in court, noting “you can take back your power.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Russia has never helped NPT nonweapons states make nuclear fuel; it sells them Russian enriched fuel and offers to take back their plutonium-laden spent fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
She took a bite of her burger and mostly swallowed before saying, “This lawyer guy isn’t going to try to take back the money, is he?”
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
