retain

Example Sentences

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When McIlroy tees off on Thursday, he is aiming to become only the fourth man to retain the trophy.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Cook them until they yield slightly but retain their brightness.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Hermeus does engine testing in Jacksonville, Fla., and has engineering offices in Hawthorne that it plans to retain.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The hosts get generational wealth and perhaps retain enough editorial freedom to look in the mirror and tell themselves they aren’t sellouts.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

Many of them would retain lifelong memories of the first time they heard Ernest Lawrence describe the cyclotron.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik