retainers
Example Sentences
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He lives in a drafty timber hall with a beaten-earth floor, surrounded by his family and armed retainers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
I updated her about retainers secured, projects completed, invoices sent out.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2025
Here is a look at where the Roys and their retainers are onstage now.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
Officials said there were "some cargo or retainers hanging from the bridge", creating unsafe and unstable conditions, and that emergency rescue teams were operating cautiously as a result.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2024
To the new panaqa belonged the Inka and his wives and children, along with his retainers and advisers.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
