How to Use retrieve in a Sentence

retrieve

1 of 2 verb

• The dog has been trained to retrieve birds.
• The dog is learning how to retrieve.
• The files were retrieved from the computer.
• He was able to retrieve the document.
• Police retrieved his stolen car.
• You can quickly retrieve data.
• Many archaeological relics were retrieved from the site.
• Jax was the person to retrieve Woodland’s hole-in-one shot from the cup.
  — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
• Keep the firearm close enough to them to be able to readily retrieve it.
  — The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
• Trooper North retrieved a knife from the car, the reports states.
  — Nic F. Anderson, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
• Elliott ducked, retrieved a gun from the pushcart, and fired three shots, the DA said.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2023
• While the latter item was gone, the cart full of items, valued at more than $945, was retrieved.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 28 July 2023
• But as the fighting drags on, rifts have emerged in Israel over how to retrieve them.
  — Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Feb. 2024
• Lawyers and rights groups said the process of retrieving Mr. Navalny’s body might take a few days.
  — Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
• Curious dogs stick their snouts in the tree’s holes to hunt for and retrieve stuffed squirrels.
  — Jennifer Tzeses, wsj.com, 17 Oct. 2023
• Blazek helped retrieve the kayak, but was unable to get Ng to safety.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
• The woman cop saw his pants on the patio and put on medical gloves to retrieve them.
  — Hazlitt, 30 Aug. 2023
• Boles felt her ring slip in an attempt to retrieve her child who had drifted too far away from the dock.
  — USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
• Members of the fire and police departments arrived at the scene to retrieve the dog from the tight spot.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
• The small, cupped mouth doesn’t quite come into play while the pencil is being retrieved.
  — Jimmy Fee, Field & Stream, 13 Sep. 2023
• Ukrainian officials said the icon of the patroness of the city had been retrieved from under the rubble.
  — Heather Chen, CNN, 23 July 2023
• The eggs are then retrieved with a small needle and fertilized with sperm in a lab to form embryos.
  — Brian Barrett, WIRED, 27 Feb. 2024
• Snagged gill nets near a torn railing on the ship’s fantail stern looked like the work of a fisher who tried and failed to retrieve their gear.
  — Laura Trethewey, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2023
• The last pair must use the keys to retrieve two poles, which can be used to retrieve a set of camp supplies suspended high in the air.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
• Rescuers in the air tracked down the location of the dog and rappelled about 20 feet down the slope to retrieve the pup, fire officials said.
  — Gina Martinez, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2024
• The same goes for the level of deformity of the structure, as all doors could be opened and dummies retrieved.
  — Alex Kalogiannis, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2023
• The police department that filed the warrant chose to not retrieve her in Chagrin Falls.
  — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2023
• Since the boy’s diaper had fallen off, Jones retrieved her housecoat and wrapped him in it.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
• Navalny's mother and lawyers have been trying to retrieve his body since late last week.
  — CBS News, 24 Feb. 2024
• The trolley schedule, map and park and ride locations can be retrieved here.
  — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2023

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retrieve

2 of 2 noun

• Too slow a retrieve gives the fish too much time to shake off.
  — Mark Yuasa, The Seattle Times, 19 May 2017
• Make contact with the rocks on the high bluff sides and then slow your retrieve.
  — Tyler Mahoney special To The Star, kansascity, 28 Mar. 2018
• One of my favorite ways to fish it is called the yo-yo retrieve.
  — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 19 Mar. 2021
• Too fast a retrieve allows the fish leverage to tear off the hooks.
  — Mark Yuasa, The Seattle Times, 19 May 2017
• Letting the rig sink to the lake bottom and using a slow retrieve has been the key.
  — D'arcy Egan, cleveland.com, 14 June 2019
• Both are short, fat floaters that wobble down to a foot or two on a steady retrieve.
  — Joe Songer, AL.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• Cast your frog parallel to the bank, then work it back with a steady retrieve.
  — Steve Price, Field & Stream, 7 June 2023
• For poppers, stay with a retrieve fast enough to create a V-wake.
  — Steve Culton, Field & Stream, 22 Mar. 2021
• Anglers that change up the directions of their casts, rigging, and the speed of their retrieve put more fish in the boat.
  — Tom Keer, Field & Stream, 16 June 2020
• But when bass are schooled up and chasing bait, the lure fishes just as well with a fast retrieve.
  — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2023
• Yes, the retrieve could have been a little smoother, but this is not going to be your finesse reel.
  — Mark Modoski, Field & Stream, 3 Apr. 2017
• Minnich said the best way to fish it for shallow-water reds is with a steady retrieve.
  — Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 17 May 2017
• Cast to the bank or tight to cover, and either bring it back slow and sultry with a hand-twist retrieve, or strip it in short 1- and 2-inch strips.
  — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 12 Mar. 2020
• Only the store-and-retrieve idea can account for this pattern.
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2012
• Once the retrieve is ingrained, go on shed hunting hikes through open fields, food plots, and wooded areas.
  — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 26 Nov. 2020
• If that doesn’t work, or only attracts small fish, let the lure sink from a few inches to a few feet, then begin a jerking retrieve.
  — Gerald Almy, Field & Stream, 18 June 2020
• The little crankbait, just 2.25″ long, works well on a high-speed crank, and can be thrown a mile due to its ½ ounce weight and a rolling weight transfer system that sends the weight to the tail on the cast, then back to the nose on retrieve.
  — Frank Sargeant, al, 31 Jan. 2021
• Chatterbaits can be fished in different ways that vary based on your retrieve.
  — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 23 Jan. 2023
• An aggressive retrieve might be overkill on a calm surface, but these plugs excel amid riffles and chops.
  — Joe Doggett, Chron, 14 Oct. 2021
• And while a steady retrieve works well enough at times, mixing other retrieves in can be key to scoring more frequently.
  — Frank Sargeant, al, 24 Jan. 2021
• Use the same slow stop-and-go retrieve across grassy and rocky points, especially those leading into spawning coves.
  — Steve Price, Field & Stream, 7 June 2023
• This one, however, yielded to Barrett's steady retrieve and, after 8 minutes, was in the net.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2019
• In my experience, the fast retrieve often catches the stripers that turned their noses up at everything else.
  — John Merwin, Field & Stream, 23 Oct. 2019
• Lures are worked in the twitch-twitch-twitch motion that causes a zig-zagging stop and go action, but the retrieve can be much faster than normal because the fish are fired up and triggered by the fast moving bait.
  — Frank Sargeant, al, 5 Sep. 2021
• It can easily be adjusted for a right or left-handed retrieve.
  — Outdoor Life, 22 Mar. 2021
• The retrieve can be lengthened by letting the fly drift downcurrent before retrieving.
  — Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 24 Oct. 2021
• That’s not an issue on overcast days or in turbid water, so slow down your retrieve in darker conditions.
  — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 June 2020
• Guide Quality Most guides have inserts or rings that provide a very smooth surface for the line in order to prevent friction and chafing during casts and retrieves.
  — Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 10 May 2023
• The event featured a big air, extreme vertical, speed retrieve and iron dog competitions.
  — Lindsey Salvatelli, Lake County News-Sun, 8 July 2018
• The casting fishermen are targeting the walleye suspending about 8 to 10 feet below the surface to feed, relying on a slow retrieve to get bites.
  — cleveland, 10 June 2021

Last Updated: 3 May 2024