On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Retook. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Retook in a sentence
Retook meaning
simple past of retake
Using Retook
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past of retake
- In the example corpus, retook often appears in combinations such as: retook the, and retook, retook control.
Context around Retook
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Retook
- In this selection, "retook" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, taliban, ukraine, chesterfield, kabul, control and possession stand out and add context to how "retook" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include afghan taliban retook kabul in and before republicans retook the house. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "retook" sits close to words such as abdi, absa and absconding, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with retook
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Later I retook geology and got the highest grade in the class, different teacher. (14 words)
Unfortunately for the Breedon Highland League champions the Bairns retook the lead within a minute. (15 words)
Tom Blair retook his spot on the wing following a groin injury to Keelan O'Connell. (16 words)
Moving to the middle stanza, the home side retook the lead six and a half minutes in thanks to Chase Thompson converting as he took a pass from newcomer Braeden Vis and ripped it past Dyer from the left wing. (40 words)
A servicewomen cries as she lays flowers to commemorate those killed in the war, as the city marks one year since Ukraine retook the city of Kherson from occupying Russian forces in Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. (38 words)
Yet, he was somehow able to make his way to first place by the end of the first lap and retook the lead after a slow pitstop, showing his mastery of the wet and dry conditions. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
A servicewomen cries as she lays flowers to commemorate those killed in the war, as the city marks one year since Ukraine retook the city of Kherson from occupying Russian forces in Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
Chesterfield retook the lead on 67 minutes after Freckleton got to the byline and crossed low, Grigg hit the post, but Banks was there to pounce for his fourth goal in three games.
Even before Republicans retook the House and to slash domestic spending, it was hard to be optimistic that this problem would be seriously addressed.
Four minutes into the second half Nairn almost retook the lead with Dingwall meeting a Greig corner with a towering header, which was cleared off the line.
In January, an eye-catching yurt providing free electricity, food, and tea in Bucha, Ukraine, where Ukrainian forces discovered horrific Russian war crimes when they retook the town last April.
Moving to the middle stanza, the home side retook the lead six and a half minutes in thanks to Chase Thompson converting as he took a pass from newcomer Braeden Vis and ripped it past Dyer from the left wing.
Pakistan has witnessed rising attacks by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) since the Afghan Taliban retook Kabul in 2021, and police are increasingly on the frontline of Islamabad’s bid to quell the movement.
Since the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan more than two years ago, the United States has welcomed more than 80,000 refugees from the country.
The conversion was missed, and Blandford soon retook the lead when another Dorchester handling error and kick through saw the visitors going over for a second try and a 12-10 lead.
The defense forced a three-and-out, but Red Level held serve and retook possession at the end of the quarter.
The result: Hyundai/Kia EV sales slowed dramatically and the Ford Mustang Mach-E retook second place.
Tom Blair retook his spot on the wing following a groin injury to Keelan O'Connell.
Bezos earlier this month retook the top spotthe never-ending battle for the title of world’s richest person.
Later I retook geology and got the highest grade in the class, different teacher.
The hosts dictated much of the ball, however, and retook the lead after a costly turnover, Darwin Nunez slotting home with aplomb.
The hosts retook the lead at the start of the third quarter, rumbling over the line from a driving lineout.
Unfortunately for the Breedon Highland League champions the Bairns retook the lead within a minute.
Yet, he was somehow able to make his way to first place by the end of the first lap and retook the lead after a slow pitstop, showing his mastery of the wet and dry conditions.
Busch’s truck victory did stand, one when he retook the lead after a somewhat chaotic final green-flag stop with 36 laps to go.
Cohen retook the seat by defeating Silberkraus in 2016 and fended him off again in 2018.
Common combinations with retook
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- retook the 37×
- and retook 8×
- retook control 5×
- he retook 3×
- republicans retook 2×
- they retook 2×
- taliban retook 2×
- forces retook 2×
- retook benghazi 2×
- ii retook 2×