How to Use retrieval in a Sentence

retrieval

noun

• The system allows quick storage and retrieval of data.
• My mom and her boyfriend have flown down from the PNW to help me with the retrieval.
  — R29 Team, refinery29.com, 23 Sep. 2024
• The agency handles the placement and retrieval of the radon test and then sends it off to the lab.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Nov. 2021
• The retrieval of the young girl marks the second time this month that a migrant child was found alone on the border.
  — Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2022
• The lack of weeds in the spring means that retrieval of the lure can be slowed enough to allow the slow-following trout to hit.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 10 June 2018
• The Stake-Out Stick floats for easy retrieval and breaks down into two pieces when not in use.
  — Nancy Jo Adams, Popular Mechanics, 30 Sep. 2022
• One of the remaining has aged out of egg retrieval, the groups stated.
  — Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
• Thanks to his archival pile, the retrieval was made that much easier.
  — NBC News, 13 June 2018
• The process of memory retrieval took him about two years.
  — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2013
• Bartlett was able to demonstrate retrieval as a kind of creation.
  — Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
• Stern was alerted that the boxes were ready for retrieval.
  — Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Oct. 2022
• The 21-year-old has been one of the first names on the team sheet for Claude Puel's side so far this season, and is known for his ball retrieval skills.
  — SI.com, 17 Apr. 2018
• Photograph or scan your documents and save them to the cloud for easy retrieval in the event of a loss.
  — Ron Hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com, 24 May 2018
• The retrieval, where the doctor removes eggs from the ovaries with a long needle, went without a hitch.
  — Ariana Eunjung Cha, chicagotribune.com, 29 Jan. 2018
• The thrill of the moment has burned out; now begins the process of retrieval, before the memory cools.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2022
• The second component, which is still in progress, will look at the retrieval of books stolen by the ERR after the war’s end.
  — Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2020
• The retrieval, unwinding the bodies from the tree, picking up bodies out of the river or the ocean.
  — Siddhartha Mitter, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2019
• Then the sensor package floats to the surface for retrieval by a passing ship.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 16 Jan. 2020
• The robots in the Attabotics storage and retrieval system, called ‘ants,’ move up and down as well as side to side.
  — Christopher Mims, WSJ, 12 Feb. 2022
• On the course, players must putt with the flagstick in, into a shallowed hole for easy retrieval.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 28 May 2020
• Natasha Miller was in the operating room when Hoover was wheeled in for the organ retrieval surgery.
  — Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
• The light weight and high-speed retrieval make for easier fishing for novices.
  — Justin Park, Popular Mechanics, 11 May 2023
• George was nearly beyond retrieval, a tiny glint of a mote, like a wayward flea.
  — Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker, 14 June 2021
• The man stayed asleep throughout the retrieval process, officials said.
  — Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2021
• His body's retrieval comes about six months after his abduction and the war's start.
  — Juliana Kim, NPR, 6 Apr. 2024
• The dog was turned over to Bunker Hill for safe keeping and the vehicle towed awaiting retrieval by the owner (mother of the girl).
  — Houston Chronicle, 18 Nov. 2019
• Retrieving a Half-Submerged Deer The retrieval was going to be a mess.
  — Nick Fasciano, Outdoor Life, 8 Feb. 2024
• Or feel free to skip the diversion and come back later (marked on your map for simple retrieval).
  — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 14 Oct. 2020
• The four men also facilitated the retrieval of the truck and its handoff to the driver on June 27.
  — USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
• In short, all companies should want to expedite the retrieval of those assets.
  — Brandon Batchelor, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024