How to Use recapture in a Sentence

recapture

1 of 2 noun
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  • The mark and recapture work was crude by today's standards as many tags fell off.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2018
  • As the stranger does his best to avoid recapture, two more murders occur.
    — Joe Leydon, Variety, 22 June 2022
  • Meanwhile, said Carter, those who helped him evade recapture might face charges of their own.
    — Rafael Olmeda, sun-sentinel.com, 11 July 2019
  • In North Texas, Plano pays the most in recapture, sending back more than $2 billion over about three decades.
    — Talia Richman, Dallas News, 1 May 2023
  • Of that amount, almost $44 million goes back to the state for recapture, or Robin Hood payment.
    — Sandra Engelland, star-telegram.com, 26 June 2017
  • The move to reels is intended to help Meta recapture users from TikTok.
    — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2022
  • With Summer on the hook, the two recapture a bit of that magic from the 90’s courtesy of production by Kid Hazel.
    — Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 24 Apr. 2020
  • This is known as the recapture penalty, which can be a substantial tax hit.
    — David Rae, Forbes, 7 July 2021
  • And Ukraine officials exulted in the recapture of the strategic rail hub of Izyum in the east on Sunday.
    — David A. Andelman, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The announcement formally brings nine months of fighting to a close and signals the recapture of the largest city held by ISIS.
    — J. Weston Phippen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2017
  • The impact showed up clearly in 2018, when a surge of youth voting was key to Democrats’ recapture of the majority in the House.
    — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Teams can face harsh salary-cap recapture penalties if a player retires before the end of a long-term deal.
    — Chris Hine, chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2017
  • Its recapture marks a symbolic milestone in the eight-month battle to seize the city from the militant group.
    — Angela Dewan and Tim Lister, CNN, 10 July 2017
  • Recaptures show that at least some of the snakes survive the shift, and Rohrer hopes to find out more by using radio transmitters to track the fate of transplants.
    — Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times, 5 June 2017
  • Then there is a five year period where the credit might be subject to recapture.
    — Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
  • That day, despite the team’s best efforts, about a third of Graham’s free-range mice eluded recapture.
    — Sonia Shah, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2023
  • The recapture of Naseeb in Daraa marks the return of Assad’s forces to the province where the uprising against him began seven years ago.
    — Albert Aji, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2018
  • The ball fluttered up into the air and Yepremian batted it with his recapture attempt.
    — David J. Neal, miamiherald, 30 Jan. 2018
  • The current state of play follows the Ukrainian recapture over the weekend of the city of Lyman, a key transit hub in eastern Donetsk.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Dallas ISD is also expected to owe more in recapture payments back to the state.
    — Emily Donaldson, Dallas News, 11 June 2021
  • But the government’s recapture of eastern Aleppo late last year was in many ways a turning point.
    — Washington Post, 2 June 2017
  • The team also used a mark-recapture technique to estimate monthly abundance of the mantas in this area.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The credit is doled out over ten years and subject to recapture for an additional five years.
    — Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 18 May 2022
  • In the first year of recapture, roughly three dozen districts collectively paid about $130 million to the state.
    — Dallas News, 26 July 2022
  • Sunak's visit came in the wake of a major recent battlefield success for Ukraine: the recapture of the southern city of Kherson.
    — Arkansas Online, 20 Nov. 2022
  • The recapture of the city and the retreat of Ethiopian government troops mark a stunning turn in the devastating eight-month civil war.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 30 June 2021
  • The Ukrainian gains in Kherson follow the recapture over the weekend of the strategic transit hub of Lyman, in eastern Donetsk.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Wrenched out of position, Cassini’s signal will be lost with no chance of recapture.
    — Mika McKinnon, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2017
  • The House version allows only for the recapture of sales tax over 20 years and would require that the team pay at least 50% of any naming rights revenues to the authority.
    — Sarah Rankin, baltimoresun.com, 25 Feb. 2022
  • The recapture provisions spell out the circumstances under which companies would have to pay back the tax credit if CO2 leaks.
    — Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner, 1 June 2020
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recapture

2 of 2 verb
  • In the final lap of the race, he recaptured the lead.
  • The soldiers recaptured the hill they had lost the day before.
  • The guards recaptured the escaped prisoner.
  • They are trying to recapture those happy times they had together.
  • The documentary recaptures the social tensions of the 1960s.
  • The second film was fun but couldn’t recapture all of the magic of the first one.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 28 Apr. 2023
  • But, as the night unfolds, the two recapture their bond, and a spirit of fun.
    — Karina Dandashi, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The Timbers recaptured the lead in the 71st minute on a stunner.
    — oregonlive, 7 May 2023
  • If the hope is to recapture some of the magic of The Mandalorian's first season, this may be the way.
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Democrats only need to flip five seats to recapture the House.
    — Ryan King, Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2023
  • The island was recaptured by Ukraine a few months later.
    — Justin Klawans, The Week, 9 July 2023
  • The intelligence hub near Gaza was one of the first places to be recaptured by Israel.
    — Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • NatGeo and Disney+ hope to recapture some of that same magic with Secrets of the Elephants.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The higher that number is, the more revenue Disney will be able to recapture.
    — Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • They were recaptured by the Germans in October 1943 and shot.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Blanco recaptured the lead for Portland in the 80th minute, finishing off a point-blank strike at the end of a broken play.
    — oregonlive, 16 July 2023
  • The city has come under near-daily attacks since Ukraine recaptured it a year ago.
    — TIME, 12 Nov. 2023
  • He was recaptured in 2016 at a hotel in Sinaloa and held in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juárez.
    — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The Tigers should prove as a good test to see if Severino has recaptured his mojo or just had one good outing.
    — Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Brophy came right back and recaptured the lead on a 1-yard run by Carlos Estrada.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Thrust is the memoir of an energy that cannot be recaptured, whether that’s due to a lack of time machine or available car wash.
    — Martin Guttridge-Hewitt, SPIN, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Now, Gunn will try to recapture the magic with a new Superman film.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Jan. 2024
  • This season proves the show can recapture its original spark by not leaning on old tricks.
    — Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 7 July 2023
  • After a three-game skid in the middle of February, the Nuggets had recently recaptured their form and entered the game against the Suns on a six-game winning streak.
    — Matias Grez, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Folks come to party, to distract bored kids from devices, to recapture their childhood and, above all, to escape the sizzling weather for a few hours.
    — Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
  • If Mardner and Davis can recapture that magic, that would go a long way toward Auburn getting back to winning.
    — al, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Ukrainian troops had recaptured the heights over Bakhmut and made some advances west, north and south of the city since Kyiv launched its summer counteroffensive.
    — TIME, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The second of two Virginia inmates who escaped about a week ago was recaptured Monday near the city where he had been jailed, officials said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 8 May 2023
  • Others have been unable to recapture that magic in a series of sequels.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
  • But in her weakened condition, Yoong was among the slowest and quickly recaptured.
    — TIME, 21 Mar. 2024

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