retentive
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.
In March 2024, with the biotech company’s share price down around 80% from the date of the equity grant, Guardant’s board concluded that the award “no longer offered meaningful financial or retentive value.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
His was the most nimble and retentive mind I’ve ever worked with closely over time.
From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2022
Alas! with all her reasonings, she found that to retentive feelings eight years may be little more than nothing.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2021
As I got older, my mind shed some of its retentive powers.
From The Guardian • Jan. 28, 2020
Bree memories being retentive, Frodo was asked many times if he had written his book.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
