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Example sentences for "regained"

Lexicographically close words:
refute; refuted; refutes; refuting; regain; regaining; regains; regaird; regal; regale
  1. Edward regained possession of the province of Guienne, and, in return, he gave up the Flemings into the hands of their enraged enemies.

  2. Again in April of the following year, 1415, the dauphin regained possession of Paris by a base stratagem.

  3. About a month after the capture of the Earl of Gloucester, a treaty was concluded between the belligerents, by the terms of which the king was exchanged for the earl, and thus the leaders of both armies regained their liberty.

  4. He proceeded to Warwick, where his brother, the King of the Romans, had advanced to meet him, accompanied by many of the noble prisoners of Lewes, who now for the first time regained their liberty.

  5. But Winchelsey, having regained his possessions, was too indignant to remain quiet.

  6. There she passed twenty-seven years, her son paying her a visit once or twice annually, but taking care that she never again regained any public influence or authority.

  7. Those of the neighbouring towns followed their example, and in a very little time the whole country was regained by the French.

  8. Edward was compelled to retreat, and in the month of September he quitted Scotland, having regained possession only of the southern part of the country.

  9. During the day he regained all his former vigour and appetite.

  10. Doing this, the numbness presently began to die away so that I could move first one of my legs, and then the other, and, shortly afterward I regained the partial use of my right arm.

  11. He regained his balance and looked about.

  12. At the first yell, he gave up the pretense and regained his feet with a lithe bound.

  13. He cut off, leaving Westervelt with his mouth open and his regained aplomb shaky.

  14. Theodoric afterwards made some efforts to re-establish the distribution, but it never regained its former proportions.

  15. St. Benedict in the desert is said to have been tortured by the recollection of a beautiful girl he had once seen, and only regained his composure by rolling in thorns.

  16. He stood up unsteadily, then waded through the shallow water in which he'd regained consciousness, over to the wreck of the royal barge.

  17. And this poor woman here, if, as we may surely believe, she has regained by now the sanity she may have temporarily lost, would be the last to think any but kindly thoughts of you in the light of her fuller humanity.

  18. To his surprise and admiration she had regained her courage, the threatened collapse of the previous moment gone for ever.

  19. Major Carstairs had regained his self-control, and now stood quiet, alert, cool, as though on parade.

  20. When I regained the street, and my thoughts for a moment reverted to myself, how did I find all changed?

  21. Both the fallen ones had regained their feet, and passed out of sight, and Biddy, who had witnessed the last scene in this half comic, half tragic performance, was giving the pavement a plentiful coating of ashes and cinders.

  22. He fell in a puddle of water, where he lay half-drowned, until finally he regained consciousness.

  23. He started forward to help the other man up, when the latter regained his feet with a bound.

  24. Sam twisted angrily, but gradually he regained control of himself.

  25. You regained consciousness, and have been on your extra duty tour ever since?

  26. Woonga was ill and had refused to move far from the scene of the slaughter until he had fully regained his strength.

  27. When he regained consciousness his eyes were first turned to the door, which was still open, and through which he caught the white gleam of the snow.

  28. Apparently he had regained his old spirits, but both Rod and Wabigoon could see that behind them the fear of the preceding night still haunted him.

  29. When I shall have regained your good opinion, perhaps I may venture to solicit your friendship; but, be that as it may, the first of her sex I ever knew shall always be the object of my warmest good wishes.

  30. I am naturally of a superstitious cast, and as soon as my wonder-scared imagination regained its consciousness, and resumed its functions, I cast about what this mania of yours might portend.

  31. After some weeks he regained a slight power of movement in his feet, which gave hopes of recovery; but soon after this, his attendant, on visiting him, found him dead in his bed.

  32. It recovered, and eventually regained its freedom, and was seen no more.

  33. The beach comber had regained his feet, and in the same motion had lost his self-control.

  34. The three black figures had regained their feet.

  35. When Dave had regained better control of himself he took Benito outdoors and demanded full details of the tragedy.

  36. She had not regained mastery of herself even when she leaned across her drawing-board, pretending to be absorbed in her work.

  37. His voice had regained something of its old-time ring and force.

  38. When at last the shock of the news of the threatened disaster had passed, and she had regained her customary composure, she decided to act at once and at head-quarters, outside of Richard's help or knowledge.

  39. Blinded by such fascinations it is not at all astonishing that long before Oliver regained his senses the Colonel had left the house for the day.

  40. The German band by this time had regained their usual solidity.

  41. Better send for some hot water," he whispered to Mrs. Horn when he had regained her side.

  42. In a few moments Mowbray had regained his calmness.

  43. But Hoffland regained his lightness almost immediately; his earnestness passed away, and he was the same light-hearted boy.

  44. Frantz, seeing the countenance of the prince grow more and more gloomy, and meeting his glance, which had regained its usual haughty coldness, stopped, utterly confounded.

  45. The captain and his sailor, again crossing the pavement, regained the walk on the right.

  46. They passed out of sight, and the quiet lane, sunk beneath its flowering hedges, regained its wonted peace.

  47. Finally, though, he regained his composure a little and asked: "What object did you see us pull out of the water?

  48. Before the policeman reached the boy, he had regained his senses, and found Old King Brady wiping his face and sticking court-plaster over the cut.

  49. So the party regained the castle, where Von Steinberg and Julia were anxiously awaiting their return.

  50. Adelaide, with a sigh, when she had regained her room.

  51. On the third day only he regained his composure; but it was only to be conscious of a new and overwhelming misfortune.

  52. The major bowed till his ostrich feather touched the mane of his wall-eyed plough horse, then turned bridle, and regained his ranks at a gait something between a stumble and a rack.

  53. His pulses beat slowly once again, his mind regained its poise.

  54. She felt as though she must fall, but she reasserted her strength, and slowly regained her balance, withdrawing her hands from those of Al'mah.


  55. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "regained" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.