"retrieved" is a proper English word, and can be used in written English. You can use it when talking about obtaining something that was previously lost or inaccessible. Example sentence: He retrieved his lost keys from underneath the sofa cushions.
Murray retrieved and was lobbed but, swivelling on the retreat near the baseline, conjured up a dazzling crosscourt winner that alerted the crowd to the possibility of something special.
He could have been easy meat for her deft jibes, but with a powerful defence of the union, he more than survived; he might even have retrieved some Scottish votes.
When a boat sank north-west of Christmas Island on 5 June and about 55 people died, only 13 bodies were located and none were retrieved from the water.
Obviously, Jamie is elated by events; we all are, especially the sight of Robbie eating his first bite of non-mechanically retrieved meat product.
"I refuse to believe that my friends were in those graves," he said, wincing at the thought of the charred remains retrieved so far, which have yet to be identified.
Some fear they are too old (though organs can be retrieved successfully from people into their 80s).
These are retrieved from the solvent and consolidated into their final shape, such as a screw.An additional advantage of nanocrystals is that they are small enough for the cells that live inside bones to latch on to.
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