regain

Definition:
1. Get or find back; recover the use of.
2. Come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost.

Use 'regain' in a sentence:

1. The President must seek to regain the high ground in the political debate.
2. Back in the 1980s, researchers found that jumping on a trampoline was a good way to help astronauts regain their strength.
3. Mr Kan attempted to regain the initiative.
4. The president must seek to regain the high ground in the political debate.
5. The old factory has regained its old vigour.
6. Centuries later, Marsilio Ficino similarly promoted drinking young blood as a means for the elderly to regain their youthful vigor.
7. King Bohan rallies his men to launch a final attack to regain the Heavenly Sword.
8. I'll have to take stock, go carefully and regain my buoyancy.
9. The Baltics' own democratic traditions would help them to regain their rightful place in Europe.
10. Our campaign had to regain momentum.
11. It should be remembered that this loss of control can never be regained.
12. Under his help, the family regained/ recovered its former influence.
13. He was surprised to meet his rival at the party, but he soon regained/ recovered his composure.
14. He regained his listening after receiving acupuncture treatment.
15. Can Berbatov regain Ferguson's trust?
16. Bristol regained its status as a city in the local government reorganisation.
17. In response to a question from Goldman Sachs, Abby Joseph Cohen, he said investors will eventually regain confidence in the stock market.
18. The enemies have regained control of the train station.
19. She needs to regain a sense of her own worth.
20. Although some in the industry are optimistic that Johnson & Johnson can quickly regain its perch, some Wall Street analysts are not convinced.
21. I slipped and struggled to regain my footing.
22. They will regain confidence with counselling.
23. The Asian American community has helped me regain my double identity.
24. First, regain your smile.
25. Sofia and Alex came to a halt and both tried to regain their breath.
26. Japan needs to regain that.
27. Paralyzed and then wheelchair bound, it took Shivani years of pain, struggle and determination to regain control of her life and her body.
28. I'm not concerned that we're in a competitive spiral—Coles has had to do what Coles has done, which is to regain price trust.
29. When he regained consciousness, he found himself in the middle of the forest.
30. The lunge had thrown him off-balance and he spun, trying to regain his centre of gravity.
31. She will now begin occupational therapy to regain the use of her hands.
32. The Russians had to dive-bomb the cities to regain control.
33. Davis went to regain his carriage.
34. The longer you have been in shape in the past, the quicker you will regain fitness in future.
35. She's petitioning to regain custody of the child.
36. I struggled to regain some dignity.
37. Theoretically, such equipment could help paraplegics regain movement.
38. Afterwards he found a sunspot group which lived long enough to disappear from view on the western limb of the sun, to reappear on its eastern limb, and finally to regain its old position.
39. They finally managed to regain the beach.
40. Poverty forced her to surrender him to foster families, but only on the understanding that she could eventually regain custody.
41. American business will regain its shine.
42. They will only be satisfied if they regain control — by fair means or foul.
43. She did not regain consciousness and died the next day.
44. The fighter believes he can still regain some of his old magic.
45. The 32-year-old Jamaican-born fighter believes he can still regain some of his old magic.
46. Although full integration of sound into movies was complete by 1930, it would take a bit longer for films to regain their stylistic elegance and dexterity.
47. Stopping only briefly to regain her composure, she described her agonising ordeal.
48. Milkman says that these extracurricular jobs were an effort on the part of the workers to regain their dignity after suffering the degradation of repetitive assembly line work in the factory.
49. Lili had clearly regained her appetite but Doran was disinterested in food.
50. Troops have regained control of the city.
51. The party has regained control of the region.
52. She paused on the edge, trying to regain her balance.