Examples of 'had retaken' in a sentence

Meaning of "had retaken"

had retaken: This phrase is used to indicate that something was taken or seized again after having been previously taken by someone or something else. It implies a repeated action of reclaiming ownership or control over a particular object or territory

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had retaken
After three hours of fighting they had retaken it.
But he had retaken the oath when they had commissioned him.
By this time Justinian had retaken the throne.
The Gaddafi regime had retaken towns from the rebels without attacking civilians in early February 2011 . ”.
Libyan state TV claimed the attackers had retaken the city.
Within a few days, FRPI had retaken most of the territory liberated by FARDC.
On Friday night a defence ministry official said the Malian army had retaken control of Konna.
The British had retaken the city.
The combined Polish and Austrian forces had retaken Kraków.
On 4 August, Pro-Hadi forces had retaken full control of the Lahij Governorate.
He had to abandon two heights, Bigeard had retaken.
By the end of the day the Jews had retaken control of their capital.
A Spanish privateer had captured them off Sicilly, but Capelin had retaken them.
He declared that the Abkhaz authorities had retaken last Abkhaz territory controlled by Georgia.
However, the Derg announced on 2 February that their troops had retaken the town.

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By the 16-th day Israel had retaken virtually all of the Sinai.
Rebel leaders disputed government claims that Gaddafi 's forces had retaken Ajdabiyah.
Gaddafi 's forces had retaken Bin Jawad.
The Arabs conquered the city from the Byzantine Empire which had retaken it in 629.
By mid-November, the Ottomans had retaken Amran, Thula, Kawkaban, and Hajjah.
By 1054 the Almoravids had captured Sijilmasa in the Maghrib and had retaken Aoudaghast from Ghana.
By 10 November, the Government had retaken control of the Province.
Rebels counter-attacked and said on Sunday they had retaken the camp before the bombing started.
By the end of that month, they had retaken Abha in Asir.
On 24 May, the Pakistani Army announced it had retaken large parts of Mingora.

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