How to use "retrieve" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "retrieve" in popular movie and book plots

  • Clark makes radio contact with some survivors of these remaining teams—which include Domingo Chavez—then flies into Colombia to retrieve them.  - Clear and Present Danger
  • Edgar learns that his sister Isabella is dying, so he leaves to retrieve her son Linton in order to adopt and educate him.  - Wuthering Heights
  • Hitmen Jules Winnfield and Vincent Vega arrive at the apartment of Brett to retrieve a briefcase for their boss, gangster Marsellus Wallace.  - Pulp Fiction
  • Star informs him that he is the one to embark on a perilous quest to retrieve the Egg of the Phoenix.  - Glory Road
  • Soon after this, Cecil and Rydia meet Tellah, who is going to Damcyan Castle to retrieve his eloping daughter, Anna.  - Final Fantasy IV
  • They come back to retrieve the Index of the Oversoul, which allows them to communicate with it directly.  - The Memory of Earth
  • There, the prisoner is to retrieve some weapons research.  - Unreal (1998 video game)
  • Claire and Sam take off in a small airplane to retrieve the camera.  - Until the End of the World
  • Their plans are foiled when the FBI sends in the Hostage Rescue Team to retrieve Gregory and return him to Long.  - The Cardinal of the Kremlin
  • A crew of 114 departs for Iscandar in the Yamato to retrieve the radiation-removing device and return to Earth within the one-year deadline.  - Space Battleship Yamato
  • Three Federation starships enter orbit to retrieve Enterprise's survivors.  - Star Trek Generations
  • Ashitaka and San are able to retrieve the head and return it to the Forest Spirit.  - Princess Mononoke
  • The pilgrims, heavily armed, escort the manager on to the shore to retrieve mr Kurtz.  - Heart of Darkness
  • The humans retrieve the missing Yata, free the enslaved natives and Godzilla begins to destroy the base.  - Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
  • In her haste, she has left her wedding ring on the nightstand, so she returns to retrieve it.  - Dressed to Kill (1980 film)
  • In pursuit, Jen dives into an adjoining river to retrieve the sword and is then rescued by Fox.  - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

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