- present tense form of maintain (3rd person singular).
maintains
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He now maintains their relationship was limited to the movie.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Evolution, he maintains, favors the adequate, and human design can do better.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The government maintains there has been no decision to delay its introduction.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Researchers hope that this timing will help them better understand the solar dynamo, the process that creates and maintains the Sun's magnetic field.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
The Soviet Union maintains an active program of unmanned planetary exploration.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
