- present tense form of maintain (3rd person singular).
maintains
Example Sentences
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Maybank maintains a buy rating on Tenaga, keeps its target price at 15.70 ringgit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Lula, a veteran and pragmatic leader, maintains normal ties with the right-wing leaders of Chile, Bolivia, and Paraguay.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
A relentless campaigner, he maintains a near-constant presence on pro-government television channels, embracing locals in tiny rural villages and chastising his critics during lengthy news conferences.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
The article maintains that Latino men are a decisive constituency whose votes could determine congressional and local races.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
A Dinka man who follows these rules and maintains the values he learned as a boy can grow up to be a great leader, like my great-uncle.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
