How to Use reclaim in a Sentence

reclaim

verb

• You might be able to reclaim some of the money you contributed.
• She reclaimed the title of world champion this year.
• The factory reclaims fibers from textile wastes.
• Acres of land were reclaimed by conservationists.
• Sons and daughters are proudly reclaiming the traditions that their parents had forgotten.
• Environmental groups have been reclaiming contaminated sites.
• Some on the Brazilian left are trying to reclaim the shirt.
  — Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2022
• Just 11 seconds later, Jason Brancheau scored to reclaim a two-goal lead.
  — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 28 Dec. 2022
• Cox said he’s always felt the priest killed a piece of him — some indescribable but vital piece — that he’s been trying to reclaim ever since.
  — Joshua Sharpe, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Dec. 2022
• What's more, it's become a movie everyone has seen due to the efforts Noah goes to reclaim their romance from her rich and unaccepting family.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 26 Dec. 2022
• Over the past decade, as the Asian diaspora grew in North America, calls to reclaim the swastika as a sacred symbol became louder.
  — Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2022
• Over the past decade, as the Asian diaspora has grown in North America, the call to reclaim the swastika as a sacred symbol has become louder.
  — Deepa Bharath, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Nov. 2022
• When her son suddenly dies, Aaju embarks on a journey to reclaim her language and culture after a lifetime of whitewashing and forced assimilation.
  — Vulture, 7 Dec. 2022
• Bo-Katan restarts the great forge and reclaims Mandalore in full.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
• How did Templer find the resilience to reclaim his life?
  — Forrest Brown, CNN, 12 Apr. 2023
• Throughout the process, Andrea will reclaim her right to have her voice heard.
  — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023
• The shelter will wait to see if an owner comes forward to reclaim the dog.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023
• If Onoh’s back this spring, Dundalk has a chance to reclaim the top spot in the county and compete for a state crown.
  — Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2023
• Dunlap quickly reclaimed the lead, lost it again and battled Burns down the stretch, pulling even with a birdie on the 16th.
  — CBS News, 22 Jan. 2024
• That same year, Putin would reclaim the seat, and was reelected in 2018.
  — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
• North and Monroe then playfully push their moms out of the frame and reclaim the spotlight.
  — Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Feb. 2023
• In this third film set in Montelaro, royal look-alikes Margaret and Stacy team up again, this time with their cousin Fiona and her dashing ex to help reclaim a missing relic.
  — Leah Hall, Country Living, 28 Nov. 2022
• The argument for Mullins to reclaim his spot is his history of success in the role.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2023
• After the war, Lilly sued to reclaim the painting, but it was thought to have been lost in bombings.
  — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2024
• In the dining nook, the table is reclaimed pine and the custom banquette is in Prince of Wales plaid fabric by de Le Cuona.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 8 June 2023
• Through his art, Meris reclaims his own body from a figure that has been distorted by the white gaze.
  — Michelle Aslam, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2023
• The luncheon called all Black women in the industry to reclaim their power and own their gifts.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 Mar. 2024
• In that case, the IRS would reduce the amount of a taxpayer's refund to reclaim the overpayment.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2023
• This much is certain: Whoever wins the job out of camp will be a placeholder for Vassell, who will reclaim the role when healthy.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Sep. 2024
• These vague expressions often serve as a shorthand for the movement’s central mythology: that America, founded as a Christian nation, has lost touch with its religious heritage, which must now be reclaimed.
  — Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024