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How do you use Retaining in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Retaining in a sentence

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Retaining | Retain | Retained | Retains | Retainer | Retainers | Retainment

Retaining meaning

Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a retaining wall.

Using Retaining

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a retaining wall.
  • In the example corpus, retaining often appears in combinations such as: retaining the, and retaining, while retaining.

Context around Retaining

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 14 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

tour 1× lexus 1× illegally 1× changes 1× whilst 1×

Often after:

yellow 1× six 1× tips 1× new 1× enterprise 1× semen 1× access 1× talented 1×

Sentence patterns with Retaining

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

apart from retaining 15 mla 1× but also retaining them because 1× case for retaining the practice 1× challenge to retaining our young 1× idea of retaining semen and 1× is on retaining enterprise clients 1× locations while retaining access to 1× looks like retaining six of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a case for 1× a cluster of 1× a department of 1× a sort of 1× aberdeen s rebecca 1× adam yates was 1×

Common sentence endings:

current admissions mix 1× employees and more 1× evidence they work 1× facing the programme 1× from other parties 1× grade credit metrics 1×

Words around Retaining

Just before it in the word index:

retainers 35 retainer 47 retained 1.543 retain 2.051 retailwinds 2 retails 99

Just after it in the word index:

retainment 4 retains 549 retake 209 retaken 53 retakes 20 retaking 39

Similar in corpus frequency:

baldwin 941 beast 941 cage 941 dental 941 editions 941 prescribed 941

Corpus analysis for Retaining

  • In this selection, "retaining" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, tour, lexus, illegally, yellow, six and tips stand out and add context to how "retaining" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include apart from retaining 15 mla and but also retaining them because. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "retaining" sits close to words such as baldwin, beast and cage, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with retaining

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

And the Coalition looks like retaining six of its eight most marginal seats. (13 words)

Apart from retaining 15 MLA seats, the NPP could wrest 11 seats from other parties. (15 words)

Aberdeen's Rebecca Morrison and her rink after retaining their Scottish women's curling title for 2023. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Adam Yates was in a lead group reduced to just 24 riders at the end of the longest stage of this year’s Tour, retaining yellow as his team-mate Tadej Pogacar used bonus seconds to move up to second, level on time with Simon Yates six seconds back. (49 words)

As ever, if we believe we have surplus capital, we'll distribute that capital back to shareholders on a timely basis, all of that whilst retaining a strong balance sheet with investment-grade credit metrics. (35 words)

As such, being able to restart the game and visit new locations while retaining access to all previous perks and gear is something that a number of players will surely find alluring. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

It is not just bringing them in but also retaining them because retaining them is one of the major challenges facing the programme.

Aberdeen's Rebecca Morrison and her rink after retaining their Scottish women's curling title for 2023.

A case for retaining the practice may be made, but it cannot be credibly made without being straight about the current admissions mix.

A cluster of 10 stacked townhouses is slated to be built on this site at 634 Commissioners Rd. W. while retaining the existing Victorian home on the property.

Adam Yates was in a lead group reduced to just 24 riders at the end of the longest stage of this year’s Tour, retaining yellow as his team-mate Tadej Pogacar used bonus seconds to move up to second, level on time with Simon Yates six seconds back.

A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said a new workforce plan focusing on recruiting and retaining more staff will be published later this year.

African governments seek to balance outside powers—namely the United States, European Union, China, and Russia—while retaining the ability to work with each.

After getting the Legislature to to allow him to run while retaining his position as governor, DeSantis’ continued failure on the campaign trail has impacted nobody more than his constituents.

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Ambulance crews attended the scene with the 61-year-old Maryland male drive of the Toyota Lexus retaining no injuries.

And as our companies are now facing an unprecedented recruitment crisis here there is an added challenge to retaining our young people.

And the Coalition looks like retaining six of its eight most marginal seats.

And Trump is not charged with illegally retaining it or nearly 200 other documents that were returned to the U.S. government before the Justice Department issued its subpoena to Trump.

An estimated £200m a year will go back into the pockets of staff by retaining tips that would have otherwise been deducted, according to the Government.

An internship often leads to equally beneficial opportunities for businesses, including preparing youth for the workforce, adapting to generational workforce changes, retaining new employees and more.

Apart from retaining 15 MLA seats, the NPP could wrest 11 seats from other parties.

As ever, if we believe we have surplus capital, we'll distribute that capital back to shareholders on a timely basis, all of that whilst retaining a strong balance sheet with investment-grade credit metrics.

As I've said, our daily work is on retaining enterprise clients and transitioning the current technology to a robust cloud environment.

A sort of cottage industry has sprouted around the idea of retaining semen and abstaining from masturbation and porn, despite a lack of evidence they work.

As such, being able to restart the game and visit new locations while retaining access to all previous perks and gear is something that a number of players will surely find alluring.

As vacancies mount, so have the challenges of recruiting and retaining talented teachers amid a politically fraught climate.

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Common combinations with retaining

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "retaining" in a sentence?
An example: "It is not just bringing them in but also retaining them because retaining them is one of the major challenges facing the programme." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "retaining" from authentic English texts.
What does "retaining" mean?
Retaining means: Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a retaining wall.
How many example sentences with "retaining" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "retaining", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.