How to Use retrieval in a Sentence

retrieval

noun
  • The system allows quick storage and retrieval of data.
  • There would be no more egg retrievals.
    — Heather Grossmann, Parents, 16 June 2026
  • But the story isn't over with his retrieval.
    — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The breakthrough came with a new pulse retrieval method.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Bartlett was able to demonstrate retrieval as a kind of creation.
    — Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Thanks to his archival pile, the retrieval was made that much easier.
    — NBC News, 13 June 2018
  • My egg retrieval surgery is probably in two days.
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 25 Aug. 2025
  • When the brief is too open, retrieval policies compete.
    — Big Think, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The retrieval phase also brought its own trauma.
    — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Much of the new picture concerns the retrieval of that plot device.
    — Michael Phillips, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025
  • One of the remaining has aged out of egg retrieval, the groups stated.
    — Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • That tool is that governments are allowed to charge a fee for records retrieval.
    — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Her work with a body retrieval unit takes a horrific turn when the dead begin to rise.
    — Robert Lang, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2025
  • George was nearly beyond retrieval, a tiny glint of a mote, like a wayward flea.
    — Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker, 14 June 2021
  • The light weight and high-speed retrieval make for easier fishing for novices.
    — Justin Park, Popular Mechanics, 11 May 2023
  • 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
  • His body's retrieval comes about six months after his abduction and the war's start.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The series begins amid a retrieval.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
  • With a crafty skater such as Ehlers on his line, there’s an outlet to send those retrievals up the ice.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 20 May 2026
  • 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 man stayed asleep throughout the retrieval process, officials said.
    — Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2021
  • One dear aunt is having a great deal of trouble with her memory and word retrieval.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2020
  • 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
  • Then the sensor package floats to the surface for retrieval by a passing ship.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 16 Jan. 2020
  • 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 golden retriever showed off his bat retrieval skills and leads the team in head pats and belly rubs.
    — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
  • 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 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 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
  • Use retrieval over your documents.
    — Louis Mosca, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

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