How to Use retention in a Sentence

retention

noun
  • They say the herb promotes memory retention.
  • Her body was found later that month in a retention pond.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Once the tape is in place, press a retention clip firmly against the tape.
    — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Threads has been surging ahead in signups, but what about retention?
    — Julia Malleck, Quartz, 18 July 2023
  • The retention basins are required by state law.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • This can be a storm drain, retention pond, or simply a safe spot away from your home.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The Hawks have one salary retention spot left to use at the deadline now.
    — Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Scale is important, but so is retention to avoid a heavy churn rate.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 23 June 2026
  • Some base layers have a touch of spandex for shape retention.
    — Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
  • But their roster retention efforts went well for the most part.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • There’s the draft and free agency, as well as trades and the retention of players.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • In a retention pond out back, two crocodiles slid around.
    — Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
  • In this case, the retention of Alexander.
    — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Cooking gets so much easier when your pots and pans have heat retention!
    — Parker Hall, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
  • So that would be my number one item, would be recruitment and retention.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • This is a massive drain on talent retention.
    — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • The water in the retention ponds is used to irrigate the fields.
    — Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • If not, add mulch to improve water retention.
    — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • But of course, retention of players is a different deal now, too.
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
  • But within all the forms was the idea of memory retention.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Britt said the retention rate is above 90% once users set up direct deposit.
    — Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 12 June 2025
  • The 22-inch bowl is porcelain-enameled for great heat retention while the grates are cast iron.
    — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023
  • For Feltner, that retention is a measure of trust.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Judges must garner at least 60% of those retention votes to keep their seats; rarely does any judge fail to do so.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Vancouver only has one retention slot left to work with.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The issue is often retention, not growth.
    — Larry Stansbury, Essence, 3 Sep. 2025
  • This improves long-term retention.
    — Mary Jean Tecce Decarlo, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The film’s main retention is the characters.
    — Andrew McGowan, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
  • In other words, the renewal default is not just a back-end retention tool.
    — Hec Paris Insights, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Loans would be forgiven if they were spent on job retention efforts and payroll costs.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026

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