How to Use recount in a Sentence

recount

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• The spy began recounting to me the long story of his life.
  — Nicholas Casey, New York Times, 10 June 2023
• Paul Pelosi took the stand Nov. 13 and recounted publicly for the first time what happened the night of the attack.
  — Olga R. Rodriguez, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2023
• The emotional and respectful tale recounts the strength and unity of those who made it through the ordeal — and the many who didn’t.
  — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2023
• Diaz wants people to know what happened on this street, so the sign recounts the events that occurred on Oct. 17.
  — Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
• The narrative recounts the girl’s journey through the wilderness.
  — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2023
• The rest of her narrative is recounted in the same frank, matter-of-fact style as her paintings.
  — Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
• The following month, the mother of the girl in Oklahoma said, FBI agents contacted her and asked her to recount the details of the abuse.
  — Chris Dehghanpoor, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
• In Wellness, Nathan Hill recounts a love story, but also much, much more.
  — Daphne Merkin, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2023
• Instead, the brutality of what’s done to Reena is recounted through the viewpoints of the teens who were present in her last moments.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
• During the interview, Trump recounted the debate around the pardon question at the close of his first term.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2023
• At times, Trump just sat silently at the head of the table, with his arms folded and his eyes locked on the TV, Scavino recounted, sources said.
  — Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2024
• Editor’s picks In a Facebook live, Pena recounted the words of the men who had approached them.
  — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2023
• Allison does not recall the most acute phase of her illness, and much of that time was recounted to her by others.
  — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 9 Nov. 2023
• During an encounter in his Death Rattle dressing room, Charles recounts how Ben promised to make the set a living hell for him.
  — Radhika Menon, ELLE, 8 Aug. 2023
• In his hands was a copy of a book Raffensperger had published the year before that recounted the infamous phone call with Trump.
  — Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2024
• Saddle up to the cozy bar or outdoor deck with your tipple of choice to recount your day’s endeavors pre- or post-dinner.
  — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2023
• Is there any polite way to encourage someone who is recounting an anecdote to you to come to the point a little faster?
  — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024
• My favorite so far recounts his overnight stay in a treehouse hotel near Seattle.
  — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
• His body was crumpled, and blood was pouring out his nose, his mother recounted.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
• These town leaders can recount how the water pipeline was built to within sight of their village but then stopped, and now, when the rains dry up, so does the water in their faucets.
  — USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
• Through the stories of four people, the author recounts the rise and fall of the drug and how Black America survived its destructive legacy.
  — Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2023
• While there isn’t footage of the actual speech, observers have recounted its humor.
  — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
• Meanwhile, witnesses on the tour group King had joined recounted the alarming moments King took off.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 20 July 2023
• Sitting at a long mahogany table, the governor would recount certain moments from the last two days, moments of joy and of pain.
  — Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023
• In his memoir Spare, the Duke of Sussex recounted driving through the same Paris tunnel a decade later in an attempt to find closure.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
• Other family members recounted how Mary Sisk was about to seek a doctorate at the time of her death.
  — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 25 July 2023
• Dear Miss Manners: Is there any polite way to encourage someone who is recounting an anecdote to you to come to the point a little faster?
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
• David Goodman recounts a terrible night on Pamola’s Fury and the difficult decisions a group of climbers had to make.
  — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 6 Mar. 2024
• The Woman in Me recounts those experiences in Spears’ life from her perspective.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
• Waheed blasts 50 Cent and loves junk food; Marie lives a few floors above her mother; and the narrator, who remains nameless, recounts her struggle with bipolar disorder.
  — The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024

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recount

2 of 2 noun

• The election was very close and the loser demanded a recount.
• In not one of the recounts would the decision have changed.
  — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2023
• Frisch gained three votes and Boebert lost one in the recount.
  — Peter Weber, The Week, 13 Dec. 2022
• The hand recount was part of an audit that is required by a new state law.
  — Grace Segers, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2020
• During the recount, the focus was on the precincts where Roudez won big and on mail-in ballots, Brooks said.
  — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2023
• This year, the last date a recount could be demanded is Nov. 25.
  — Thomas Phippen, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2022
• Bond said Grogan will pay $10 per precinct for the partial recount.
  — Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com, 2 Dec. 2020
• The hearing took place as the state was conducting a third recount of ballots.
  — Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
• In a recount, officials could rescan the QR codes by machine or hand count the text.
  — Amy Gardner, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2024
• That didn't necessitate a recount under the law at the time.
  — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2024
• The state filed a recount request in September, and it was granted this week.
  — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 3 Jan. 2024
• The first counter sorted through a box and recorded a number before passing it to the second for a recount.
  — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
• Mayes' lead from November was nearly halved in the recount.
  — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2022
• The losing candidate does not have to pay for the recount if the race was decided by less than 0.25% of the total votes cast for the office.
  — Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2023
• The recount shifted 25 votes to the Democrat, who conceded.
  — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
• The recount took place at the state’s expense because the original margin was less than a half-percent.
  — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
• Hebert requested a recount, which did not change the outcome but tightened the margin.
  — Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2023
• Given how slim Boebert's lead was, the race was heading into a recount.
  — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2022
• That era wasn’t the most honorable for the spy outfit, as Carter’s framing device recounts.
  — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023
• The vast majority of precincts − about 94% − requested in the recount were able to be reviewed, Brater said.
  — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2022
• Jones requested the recount Nov. 17, nine days after the midterm elections.
  — Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Nov. 2022
• The argument would be that doing so would ensure that the correct electoral votes could be counted in case a recount flipped the state to Trump.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 9 Aug. 2023
• When Hurtado’s 2022 state Senate race came down to a recount, Salas helped to cure ballots to make sure they were counted.
  — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
• In the end, the lawsuits, now dismissed, the investigations, and a hand recount made almost no change in the 2020 voting, once the error was fixed.
  — Jess Bidgood, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Oct. 2022
• Fajman said White Arnold’s team called off the recount and a reason was not provided.
  — Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2023
• Her victory was confirmed in a recount, and the state certified the results Nov. 30.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2021
• Because candidates do have the right to request recounts and to make sure that things are normal and to raise questions and to try motions in court and all this kind of stuff.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2023
• During the recount process, the candidates saw one ballot marked for O’Brien had not been initialed by an election judge.
  — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2024
• If candidates want to dispute the results, some can request a recount.
  — Time, 7 Nov. 2022
• Equally concerning is that recounts now cost more than some campaigns.
  — The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 1 May 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024