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maintain

CEFR B1

to cause or enable a condition to continue; to assert as true

In a sentence

Six example sentences with maintain, each labelled with its topic.

  • Runners who maintain an easy pace for the first mile almost always finish stronger than those who sprint off the line.

    Fitness

  • Both authors still maintain that the fossil is a juvenile, though three later papers place it in a separate genus.

    Science

  • Thick stone walls maintain an even temperature inside the old mill, which is why the archive moved its papers there.

    Architecture

  • The team maintained a ten-point lead through the fourth quarter by slowing the pace and hitting free throws.

    Basketball

  • The minister continues to maintain that the figures were accurate, even after the audit office published corrections.

    Politics

  • The fund has maintained a five percent payout for thirty years, through two recessions and one currency crisis.

    Finance

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