retainers

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.

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

Here is a look at where the Roys and their retainers are onstage now.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2024

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

"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