retain

Example Sentences

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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

PBI is the president’s home airport and will retain that airport code for now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Trinity was one of the last schools to retain a dress code—shirt and tie.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier