- present participle of retain.
retaining
Example Sentences
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Kosin and his family lifted their belongings once they saw the water level was higher than the canal retaining wall, but their ground floor was still left soaked.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Mr. Crowe, retaining a trace of his Hermann Göring from “Nuremberg,” is transparently deceitful to everyone but his besotted student, who agrees to be one of Murray’s guinea pigs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
While the Premier League looks different to when De Zerbi left Brighton in 2024, the Italian has shown clear signs of adapting while retaining his tactical principles.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Some 200 car insurance companies sued the Korean manufacturers, saying they deliberately nixed the safety feature for American-bound cars, while retaining it as standard for the rest of the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
I sat on the retaining wall and watched her walk away.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
