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recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company
He got back his son from the kidnappers
How To Use win back In A Sentence
- After the recent scandal, he faces an uphill struggle to win back public support before the next election.
- He is driven by the urge to win back the wife who left him for a colleague. Times, Sunday Times
- I am not here to usurp power or win back the freedom of my people.
- We are starting to win back our country from the media, the oligarchs, the corrupt politicians.
- Having lapsed from grace, he tried every means to win back favour again.
- This will help you win backing for your plans and get publicity for a cause you care about. The Sun
- Blasting Arabs is a sure-fire way to win back the hearts of France's rightwing voters. Eric Margolis: After Bombing Libya, What Now?
- Certainly, Labour frontbenchers say that once the scale of the budgetary bloodletting is made explicit, they will have their best chance yet to win back disgruntled supporters. George Osborne's talk of percentages and billions will wash over most of us
- He revived Britain's international position by joining with Prussia in 1787 to win back from France the predominant influence over the Dutch.
- We have struggled mightily to win back lost trade.