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Example sentences for: reclaimed

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The island was needed as a military base but was too small for that purpose, so extra land was reclaimed from the sea to create a land area big enough for an air base and naval station.
Sadly, both the statue and the church were destroyed in 1826 when a tidal wave reclaimed the Virgin.
The artisans, tradespeople, and providers of entertainment (reputable and not so reputable) lived “downtown” on the reclaimed marshlands north and east, in the area still known as Shitamachi.
Chek Lap Kok airport sits on reclaimed land just off Lantau; plans to build a bridge may change Lantau, but at present it is sparsely populated and makes a perfect getaway.
The Jews reclaimed the Temple from the Greeks, and rededicated it as their place of worship.