retainers
Example Sentences
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Having been absent for 20 years, he fears—and rightly—that he will be unrecognizable to family, retainers, and countrymen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
I’m already worried my favorite scent, Jazz Club, which sells at mainstream mall retainers, has become too well known.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
I updated her about retainers secured, projects completed, invoices sent out.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2025
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
The faces looked so young to him: braces, acne, retainers, the very first bristles of a beard.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
