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Sentence count:231+10Posted:2016-07-16Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: holdkeepmaintainpreservesaveAntonym: abandonSimilar words: retainingretailretailermaintaindetailin detaildetailedobtainMeaning: [rɪ'teɪn]  v. 1. hold within 2. allow to remain in a place or position 3. secure and keep for possible future use or application 4. keep in one's mind. 
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31 The couple will retain joint custody of their daughters.
32 We shall retain our rights.
33 He drove the idea in somehow, and hoped that his pupils would retain it.
34 The union needs to retain the allegiance of all its members for the strike to succeed.
35 She has a good memory and finds it easy to retain facts.
36 This season I expect us to retain the championship and win the European Cup.
37 The champion turned in a superb performance to retain her title.
38 Players are only reselected if they retain their form on the field .
39 These garments will retain their shape even with repeated washing.
40 Native people were allowed to retain some sense of their traditional culture and religion.
41 Daily facial exercises help her to retain the skin's elasticity.
42 Retain copies of all correspondence, since you may need them at a later date.
43 The team was struggling to retain possession of the ball.
44 Try and retain the excitement of the event in your writing, without taking liberties with the truth.
45 The government, he said, had resorted to political trickery in their attempts to retain power.
46 James is able to retain an enormous amount of factual information in his head.
47 If the company can retain its customers' faith it could become the market leader.
48 Disney will retain a 51 percent controlling interest in the venture.
49 They built a wall round the shore of the lake to retain the water.
50 Getting away at weekends is the only way I can retain my sanity.
51 How does an aging politician retain his hold on the loyalty of the voters?
52 The villagers retain a strong attachment to their traditional values/customs/beliefs.
53 They built a dam along the seashore to retain the seawater.
54 The bank has taken further steps to retain control over the value of the pound.
55 Pot plants are commonly treated with growth retardant so that they retain their shape.
56 I'm struggling to retain any vestige of belief in his innocence.
57 His speech could not retain the interest of his audience.
58 Farmers try, by careful crossing(http://sentencedict.com), to retain variety.
59 Lecturers retain control over their destiny.
60 Barring market collapse, they should retain their premium.
More similar words: retainingretailretailermaintaindetailin detaildetailedobtainsecretarycaptaincurtaincontainsustaincertainuncertaincontainerfor certaincertainlycertainly notuncertaintysustainableinterpretationentertainmentstairget atget awaymetalstretchretirereturn
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