RETRIEVAL in a Sentence
Learn RETRIEVAL from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
30 example sentences for RETRIEVAL, such as:
1. But he retrieved his mistake at once.
2. The dog retrieved the ball from the water.
3. By then the situation was beyond retrieval.
4. They often retrieved some data from a disk.
5. I must retrieve my credit card from the waiter.
2. The dog retrieved the ball from the water.
3. By then the situation was beyond retrieval.
4. They often retrieved some data from a disk.
5. I must retrieve my credit card from the waiter.
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Meanings and Examples of RETRIEVAL
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retrieval
n. the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
n. the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory
Classic Sentence:
1 He bent suddenly to retrieve his hat and she had one glimpse of his face.
2 Every time she bent over to retrieve them, the hem of the dress fell in the mud.
3 Many a man has been able to retrieve his character, if he has openly confessed his fault and taken his punishment.
4 Mellors pushed steadily behind, and up she went, as if to retrieve herself.
5 To retrieve the consequences of that sin the Only Begotten Son of God came down to earth, lived and suffered and died a most painful death, hanging for three hours on the cross.
6 The Indians were removed to Indian Territory, and settlers poured into these coveted lands to retrieve their broken fortunes.
7 Some rose briskly; others stooped, retrieving walking-sticks, hats, bags.
8 "The play's over, I take it," muttered Colonel Mayhew, retrieving his hat.
9 And retrieving some glint of faith from the grey waters, hopefully, without much help from reason, she followed the fish; the speckled, streaked, and blotched; seeing in that vision beauty, power, and glory in ourselves.
10 For a minute or two we were all on our knees retrieving stray cigarettes from impossible places.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
Context Highlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
11 I settled his doubts, by suddenly retrieving my gravity and desiring him to walk away, for I came to see Linton, not him.
12 Sonya felt that this was true: that the only possibility of retrieving the Rostovs' affairs was by Nicholas marrying a rich woman, and that the princess was a good match.
13 It's hard to salvage jettisoned cargo and, if it is retrieved, it's usually irreparably damaged.
14 But he retrieved his mistake at once.
15 Holmes hunted about among the grass and leaves like a retriever after a wounded bird.
Example Sentence:
1 The ship was buried, beyond retrieval, at the bottom of the sea.
2 By then the situation was beyond retrieval.
3 I think information retrieval is an important skill that every child should have.
4 They say the more they talk to these detainees, the more tips and evidence they retrieve from the area.
5 The left fielder tried to retrieve the ball, but it flew over the fence, bounced off a wall, and fell into the sewer: it was irretrievable.
6 I must retrieve my credit card from the waiter.
7 The program allows you to retrieve items quickly by searching under a keyword.
8 Before she could announce me, I retrieved the coat, muttered a few feeble excuses, and ran.
9 Yesterday I retrieved the bag I left in the train.
10 The dog retrieved the ball from the water.
11 They often retrieved some data from a disk.
12 He retrieved the important letter from the waste paper basket.
13 My dad retrieved a flashlight from the truck, and we found the deer within a 100 yards.
14 A retriever is a type of gun dog that retrieves game for a hunter.
15 The new version of the software automatically retrieves digital information.