Examples of 'had retained' in a sentence

Meaning of "had retained"

Had retained refers to the action of keeping or maintaining something or someone. It implies that someone or something has been kept in possession or in a particular state

How to use "had retained" in a sentence

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had retained
Only her eyes had retained something.
He had retained the old paragraphs as far as possible.
It was unclear whether they had retained lawyers.
If she had retained her status in your house.
They were both were rational and had retained insight.
Britain had retained command of the air by day.
It was unclear if they had retained lawyers.
I had retained memories of ancient ancestors.
It was not known last night if he had retained a lawyer.
He had retained his mental faculties.
You percieve that in your belly you had retained a lot of problems of the others.
Had retained professional photographers to cover the events.
Chitwood said the couple even had retained an attorney for the insurance proceedings.
The case concluded favourably for the party that had retained our services.
Flair had retained the title.

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A prosthesis was obtained which was slightly less flexible but which had retained radioactive material.
They had retained the trust funds in the business.
Even as a Persian satrapy it had retained a degree of autonomy.
She had retained all her faculties up to the end.
Even there Slasher had retained her reason.
Saltzman had retained the firm to resolve his financial difficulties.
It was not known whether Fisher had retained a lawyer.
She had retained a hall.
The bond worked because Bowie had retained the relevant rights.
Bessie had retained her quick temper as well as her light foot and good looks.
It marked the first time van Gerwen had retained a major title.
All three cars had retained their original registration numbers.
A final right sent Owen to the canvas and Pintor had retained his title.
David said he had retained some of the spirits of his wife.
The prince learned that the Cortes had annulled the remaining powers he had retained.
Therefore they had retained their power of germination for three thousand years.
A spokesman for Spitzer said the governor had retained a large Manhattan law firm.
Cena had retained the title against Orton at SummerSlam.
The Trinity was not the only dogma which Egypt had retained from primitive revelation.
He had retained his sovereignty over Iceland until his death.
The British lawyers they had retained were not permitted to plead.
He had retained his position as chairman of the We Company.
It was not clear Wednesday afternoon whether Korr had retained an attorney.
Perhaps the community had retained the historic name even after changing its lifestyle.
In the aftermath of war, most veterans had retained their arms.
Jerry Jacobson had retained counsel fairly quickly.
There was nothing in the jar, although it had retained its upright.
Cullen had retained the British title for nearly three years.
These zircons were both tiny and hot, yet they had retained huge amounts of helium!
Humperdinck had retained a Wagnerian taste for continuous melody and leitmotiv.
The substance might have passed through many transformations, but had retained its identity.
Since then the king had retained a titular position of appointing the Peshwas.
He was in jail on Wednesday, and it was unclear if he had retained a lawyer.
Strains that had retained only the deleted ssaV gene were identified by using PCR analysis.
To understand why, it helps to look at how Cardinal had retained.

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