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Examples of retake in a Sentence
They helped their party retake the Senate.
He retook the lead close to the finish line.
We will have to retake the photograph.
Students can retake the test.
Recent Examples of retake from the Web
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The Syrian government has vowed to eventually retake all the oil fields, but for the time being there is a quiet arrangement between it and the Kurds.
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Western Canada retook its lead in the country’s growth tables last year, with Alberta recording the fastest expansion among the 10 provinces and British Columbia posting its strongest pace in more than a decade.
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Just minutes later, though, Chelsea retook the lead when Moses fired in low at Pope's near post from Emerson Palmieri's cross.
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The 2018 map is also highly unfavorable to Democratic hopes of retaking the chamber.
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Many, in Syria and abroad, are urging an immediate international investigation and some worry that with the government retaking control of the area the evidence could be diluted or destroyed.
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Over the last few years, Waymo has made steady progress in reducing the instances when people need to retake the wheel.
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The Ducks came back a few minutes later to tie the game, but in a matter of seconds, the Sharks retook the lead on a Tomas Hertl goal.
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The fact-finding mission from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is investigating reports that government forces launched an April 7 chemical attack in the final stages of their campaign to retake the town from rebels.
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First Known Use of retake
15th century
Definition of retake
: a subsequent filming, photographing, or recording undertaken to improve upon the first;
also
: an instance of this
Examples of retake in a Sentence
The director called for a retake.
Recent Examples of retake from the Web
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After Eleanor figures out the plot, Michael erases her memories, and the memories of Eleanor’s companions, running them through endless retakes.
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After Eleanor figures out the plot, Michael erases her memories, and the memories of Eleanor's companions, running them through endless retakes.
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Fortunately, for Klopp's men, the penalty (and lack of a retake) had no bearing on the game in the end as Daniel Sturridge found the net to break the deadlock in the second half.
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But the number of teachers getting the award each year, either from retakes or their old high school scores, has been growing, at least in most counties.
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Schools could have started giving some Florida Standards Assessments exams — including a retake version of the key 10th-grade language arts exam — Monday.
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Costs for both the retakes and study sessions are being covered by the district.
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Experts fear the southern Philippines could become a new base for the IS, including Indonesian and Malaysian militants returning from the Middle East, as an international coalition retakes territory held by the IS in Syria and Iraq.
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The school plans to offer students the retake opportunities on May 24, 25 and 26 — at a time when many are struggling to study for finals and meet other end-of-school obligations.
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First Known Use of retake
1913
RETAKE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of retake for English Language Learners
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: the act of filming, photographing, or recording something again
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: an examination that a student takes again after failing or doing poorly the first time
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