How to Use regain in a Sentence

regain

verb
  • Trust, once lost, is hard to regain.
    — Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • And trust, once lost, is hard to regain.
    — Lindsay O'Neill, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Estévez has a chance to regain his form.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Some plants will regain their former shape as soon as the weight is gone.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The dollar, which slumped over the past year, regained some ground.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The stock is regaining its health.
    — Jay Woods, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
  • But Kentucky would soon regain the lead for good.
    — Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Sims was a part of the group that lost the lead and then regained it in the third quarter.
    — Eric Nehm, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The stock has not yet regained its pre-Crisis high.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Iyo took too long and Liv regained control.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The Tigers regained the lead in the seventh.
    — CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • And the Democrats, in turn, may struggle to regain lost ground.
    — Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • And there’s ground to regain with the brands department stores sell as well.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Leah, now 10, is still working to regain her strength day-by-day.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Trying to write was a way of trying to regain a sense of self or point of view of the world.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The control group regained roughly twice as much.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
  • Some users regained full access within hours.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Hoffman is the only one who did not seek a pardon or sue to regain his gun rights.
    — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026
  • By then, Louise had regained enough oxygen to ask a question of her own.
    — Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Experts share insight and tips for parents to regain their sense of self.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Rusev was able to regain control with a steel chair attack.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Apply the gas slowly to regain traction and avoid skids.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
  • This spring, he was encouraged by regaining strength and bat speed.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Last year, Hill sought to regain her seat, despite still facing felony charges.
    — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The man was brought back to shore but never regained consciousness.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
  • Teegardin lost her home, spent three months in a hotel and battled to regain her teenage life.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Jupiter regained the lead at 5-4 when Justin Rose three-putted from long range.
    — ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Joe fought back briefly, but Ospreay regained control.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
  • Ruben has accomplished his goal to kill Niall and regain his sense of power.
    — Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026
  • Coogler’s groundbreaking deal to regain full rights to his movie in 25 years should serve as a guide.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026

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