How to Use recover in a Sentence

recover

verb
  • He suffered a stroke and hasn't yet recovered the use of his left arm.
  • She had a heart attack but is recovering well.
  • The police recovered his stolen wallet.
  • Share prices will be down until the economy recovers.
  • The program helps users recover computer files that have been deleted.
  • I slipped, but somehow recovered my balance.
  • She recovered consciousness in the hospital.
  • In the two centuries since, the world has yet to recover.
    Kendra Pierre-Louis, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2023
  • The pain can last for a few days while your body recovers.
    Heidi Cope, Health, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Chase and the Bengals never recovered, and the rout was on.
    cleveland, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The doc followed the miseries of two Finnish girls, one of whom never recovered from the gig.
    Amy Nicholson, Variety, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The couple said the vets tended to Harley's wounds, and the dog took several weeks to recover.
    Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 31 May 2023
  • How many were recovered? 🚨Get free alerts when news breaks.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Both sides seemed keen to get a deal, given the struggle to recover from last year’s strikes.
    Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 18 July 2024
  • On the other hand, Qualcomm shares recovered a bit, ending the day with a 0.2% jump.
    Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 8 May 2024
  • First lady Melania Trump remained at the White House to recover from her own bout with the virus.
    Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024
  • After the Rams recovered a fumble in the third quarter, Bennett drove the offense to the one-yard line.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2024
  • Only the lucky and resourceful will be able to recover at all.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Biden, who is 80 years old, was helped up and appeared to recover quickly.
    Michael D. Shear, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
  • Gio was recovered from the home with trauma to his brain and eyes, Harris shared on GoFundMe.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2024
  • Kopech recovered and got out of the inning without a run scoring.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2024
  • The 11-month-old girl was recovered a short time later in the Crestwood area of Birmingham.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Hill has recovered from a wrist injury that sidelined him for six games.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Prosecutors did not share in the release whether a gun was recovered from Cerf or at the scene.
    Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
  • Ever the pro, Clarkson swiftly recovered and finished the rest of her set at the closed-door event, decked out in the same lacy black outfit.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The food here is quite filling — think pasta, seafood, and steak — so carve out some time to recover before getting back on the slopes.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Search and rescue teams are still working to recover her body.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 July 2024
  • Shares have since recovered to around $58.90 at the time of publication.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The Dodgers star eventually came home on a sacrifice fly from Freddie Freeman, kicking off a three-run inning that Arizona would not recover from.
    Jamie Barton, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Now some things declined and didn't fully recover, including carry trade strategies in currency markets–which was a big focus for investors at the start of the month–Japanese stocks and Ethereum.
    Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024

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