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’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
Neither are hopeful of getting their retainers or their money back.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2023
Their own retainers made a busy sight with houseboys mixing bowls of water and wine, or sopping water up in sponges, wiping tables to be placed about in hall, or butchering whole carcasses for roasting.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
