Explore Retrieve through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like get or think. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Retrieve in a sentence
Related words
Retrieve meaning
- To regain or get back something.
- To rescue (a creature).
- To salvage something
Synonyms of Retrieve
Retrieve vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Retrieve
- The main meaning on this page is: To regain or get back something. | To rescue (a creature). | To salvage something
- Useful related words include: get, think, recollect, call up.
- Possible Dutch translations are: terugbrengen.
- In the example corpus, retrieve often appears in combinations such as: to retrieve, retrieve the, and retrieve.
Context around Retrieve
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Retrieve
- In this selection, "retrieve" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, must, handle, information and shmi stand out and add context to how "retrieve" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include able to retrieve the unresponsive and attempt to retrieve the missing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "retrieve" sits close to words such as camden, cv and directorate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with retrieve
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As he notes, 30 people went out to retrieve Shmi, and only four returned. (14 words)
Can they retrieve them to prove their men have nothing to do with the unfortunate incident? (16 words)
Following his retirement lunch, Melvin left to retrieve his belongings at the DES headquarters, turn in his radio, and quietly head home. (22 words)
The player must retrieve the key before the earthquake (when the Aqueduct is broken, leaving no escape route from the Key Room) and can't complete the Royal Puzzle or retrieve the ring until after the earthquake (when the unopenable Great Door breaks). (43 words)
However, in practice most anglers preferred to keep the reel atop the rod for both cast and retrieve by simply transferring the rod to the left hand for the retrieve, then reverse-winding the crank handle. (36 words)
As the town’s inhabitants, local tourists, and crime-loving teens attempt to retrieve the missing drugs, the bear (high out of his mind) advances into a coke-fueled attack on anyone in sight. (34 words)
Can they retrieve them to prove their men have nothing to do with the unfortunate incident? (16 words)
Example sentences (20)
A manual line pickup was used to retrieve the cast line, which eventually developed into a wire bail design that automatically recaptured the line upon cranking the retrieve handle.
However, in practice most anglers preferred to keep the reel atop the rod for both cast and retrieve by simply transferring the rod to the left hand for the retrieve, then reverse-winding the crank handle.
The player must retrieve the key before the earthquake (when the Aqueduct is broken, leaving no escape route from the Key Room) and can't complete the Royal Puzzle or retrieve the ring until after the earthquake (when the unopenable Great Door breaks).
Volemak urges his four sons to go back to Basilica and retrieve the Index (a tool or index used to retrieve information from the Oversoul).
A band of adventurers and a thief are on a mission to retrieve a lost relic, but things quickly go south as they encounter the wrong people.
Also, like the Flip 6, it’s fully waterproof and dustproof (), and if you toss it in the pool (or hot tub or ocean), it will float around until you retrieve it.
Any fan carrying a cowbell will be directed to the outdoor bag check location, where they can check their cowbell and retrieve at the conclusion of the game.
As he notes, 30 people went out to retrieve Shmi, and only four returned.
As the town’s inhabitants, local tourists, and crime-loving teens attempt to retrieve the missing drugs, the bear (high out of his mind) advances into a coke-fueled attack on anyone in sight.
As they were waiting for cops to arrive, she said she went to retrieve her phone which is when the now infamous interaction went down.
Because he did not tell Hakainde the truth, the president went ahead to promise the people that the govt will do everything to retrieve ALL the bodies of the trapped miners.
But, as the founders wished, the ToMan needed to retrieve the old fashionable style of the local bands with different ideas and manners.
Can they retrieve them to prove their men have nothing to do with the unfortunate incident?
Deleting messages may be an easy way to free up some memory space on your iPhone, but if you ever wanted to retrieve them you might not know exactly how.
Firefighters and other emergency personnel were able to retrieve the unresponsive firefighter from the shoreline, the release said, and he was transported in critical condition to Maui Memorial Medical Center.
Following his retirement lunch, Melvin left to retrieve his belongings at the DES headquarters, turn in his radio, and quietly head home.
For people who love fixing cars and want genuine car parts, the more economical option is to buy a salvage car and retrieve important parts from it.
Fritz initially made a lovely pop-up retrieve of a would-be winner, but Alcaraz boldly took a chance moments later, rushing to the net to convert a difficult low volley winner.
Her bank directed her to prove she didn’t make the transfer and obtained a court order to retrieve the balance of N850,000 they could salvage.
He said the farmer had made previous attempts to retrieve her but was unable to do so without putting himself or his employees in danger.
Common combinations with retrieve
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to retrieve 142×
- retrieve the 52×
- and retrieve 15×
- retrieve them 11×
- retrieve their 11×
- retrieve it 10×
- retrieve her 7×
- retrieve his 5×
- can retrieve 5×
- retrieve any 4×