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
Neither are hopeful of getting their retainers or their money back.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2023
Dude, it was so hard for me to try to do that on "SNL" when I had retainers in and they put two little jaws back here in the back of my cheeks.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2023
The retainers at the meadhall door joined in, their voices low.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
