RETAIN in a Sentence
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151 example sentences for RETAIN, such as:
1. I retain a clear memory of those days.
2. Why take dignity to retain a changed heart.
3. You have the right to retain possession of the goods.
4. She has lost her battle to retain control of the company.
5. The renovated buildings retain their traditional character.
2. Why take dignity to retain a changed heart.
3. You have the right to retain possession of the goods.
4. She has lost her battle to retain control of the company.
5. The renovated buildings retain their traditional character.
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Meanings and Examples of RETAIN
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retain
v. keep in one's mind
v. hold back within
Classic Sentence: (121 in 9 pages)
1 I still retain in my scrap-book numerous clippings and extracts bearing upon the case.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
2 But, the gramophone asserted, let us retain whatever made that harmony.
3 Restore them to thy master; or, if he scorns to accept them, retain them, good friend, for thine own use.
4 But Ivanhoe was too good a Catholic to retain the same class of feelings towards a Jewess.
5 That will be but blind trust," said the Outlaw; "we will retain thee, Prior, and send them to fetch thy ransom.
6 The wise and attentive precautions adopted for his safety touched Richard's feelings, and removed any slight grudge which he might retain on account of the deception the Outlaw Captain had practised upon him.
7 It was possible that you might retain the feelings of the past, as I did; and one encouragement happened to be mine.
8 Her lover was no longer to her an exciting man whom many women strove for, and herself could only retain by striving with them.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: 11 The Dishonesty of an Honest Woman
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: 11 The Dishonesty of an Honest Woman
9 Its finder has carried it off, therefore, to fulfil the ultimate destiny of a goose, while I continue to retain the hat of the unknown gentleman who lost his Christmas dinner.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE
Context Highlight In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE
10 It was finally agreed, however, that he should retain the young Swiss messenger with him as guide and companion while I returned to Meiringen.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem
Context Highlight In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem
11 I suppose I have a considerable organ of veneration, for I retain yet the sense of admiring awe with which my eyes traced her steps.
12 I will retain my post of mistress till you get a substitute.
13 I want a wife: the sole helpmeet I can influence efficiently in life, and retain absolutely till death.
14 For them he has no use: I retain them.
15 I shall set out for London next week; and I must give you warning that I feel no disposition to retain Thrushcross Grange beyond the twelve months I agreed to rent it.
Example Sentence: (30 in 3 pages)
1 The sum ofbehavior is to retain a man's own dignity, without in -truing upon the liberty ofothers.
2 The sum of behaviour is to retain a man's own dignity, without intruding upon the liberty of others.
3 She has lost her battle to retain control of the company.
4 The renovated buildings retain their traditional character.
5 Why take dignity to retain a changed heart.
6 I retain a clear memory of those days.
7 Native people were allowed to retain some sense of their traditional culture and religion.
8 You have the right to retain possession of the goods.
9 The union needs to retain the allegiance of all its members for the strike to succeed.
10 She will also retain possession of her father's home, and many of his personal effects.
11 The best way to get Pakistan to cooperate is to find the reasons why it is so keen to retain influence in Afghanistan and try to meet its concerns.
12 I read over 100 books a year, and what I retain is usually the general storyline and my impression of the characters.
13 They are also looking into allegations of the illegal transfer of shares that enabled the Chung family to retain management control.
14 Portuguese attempts to colonize Asia were generally unsuccessful, though it did retain major colonies in Africa until the mid-twentieth century.
15 Although surrounded by wild and profligate companions, she nevertheless managed to retain some sense of decency.