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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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Democrats are optimistic about their chances of retaking the governorship thanks to the unpopularity of Brownback’s signature tax cuts, which blew a hole in the state’s budget and made Brownback one of the most unpopular governors in the country.
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Since October 2016, when the campaign to retake Mosul was first launched, ISIS has been putting up an immensely stiff resistance: thousands of its fighters have been killed by coalition forces, and hundreds more blown up in suicide operations.
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Ten months after Cordes saw Cody Miller take Olympic gold with an American record of 58.87, Miller couldn't do anything to prevent Cordes from retaking the mark in Indy.
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Pelosi predicts the Democrats, who need to win 24 seats to retake the House, will be competitive in 70 districts across the country next year.
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At 8 p.m., Southern Saviour retakes the stage for another performance.
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If Democrats retake the White House in 2020, their first order of business will be to restore funding for the Medicaid expansion.
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IRBIL — Dozens of Islamic State militants wearing suicide vests penetrated Iraqi police lines in Mosul on Wednesday, police officers said, retaking ground in a large-scale counterattack and sending terrified residents fleeing.
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The Cakes scored three runs in the eighth inning to retake the lead.
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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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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.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'retake'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of retake
1913
RETAKE Defined for English Language Learners
retake
playDefinition 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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