Example sentences for: retake

How can you use “retake” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The investigator receives feedback on any deviations from reference values and is required to review the TOAST classification system and retake the test.

  • Richard Gephardt needs him to raise money for the Democrats' campaign to retake the House.

  • The cover story explains why Jerusalem could be the tripwire for World War III and profiles the delusional extremists who could ignite it: Jewish fanatics who want to retake the Temple Mount by force, Christian apocalypse-awaiters who want to see the temple rebuilt, and seething sheiks who will wage war before ceding authority over the Dome of the Rock.

  • The Spanish attempted to retake the island in 1658 at the Battle of Rio Bueno but were defeated; however, this did not alleviate Jamaica’s problems.

  • Up-and-coming challenger to undisputed champion to complete basket case in the span of two decades: The saga of the Japanese economy looks more and more like a late-1940s boxing melodrama--though one imagines that if this were Hollywood, the producers would demand that Japan ultimately get up off the canvas and retake the title.


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