retainers
Example Sentences
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Having been absent for 20 years, he fears—and rightly—that he will be unrecognizable to family, retainers, and countrymen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
The deals include "enhanced family provision entitlement, a bonus structure that rewards success against higher-ranked opposition, increases to the value of retainers and the equalisation of match fees with England men".
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 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
But some campaigns that paid his monthly retainers said they were skeptical of his value.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
"He took his leave through a postern gate an hour before dawn, accompanied by Ser Loras Tyreil and some fifty retainers," Varys told them.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
