maintain
verb (used with object)
had maintained
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past perfectof maintain.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By the end of the eight-week study, participants exercising just once or twice weekly had maintained significant reductions in systolic blood pressure and mean arterial pressure compared with the control group.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
Trump calls Wiles the "ice maiden" after the Florida political operative masterminded his 2024 election win, and until recently the first ever female chief had maintained steely discipline at the White House.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
If USC had maintained its traditional rivalry scheduling with Notre Dame this season, they would have sold out the Coliseum on Thanksgiving Saturday instead of subjecting a sparse August crowd to possible heatstroke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
The force said it had "maintained close liaison with the United States and other relevant authorities throughout their investigation" to make sure "any UK matters could be identified and to consider any support requested".
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
She had maintained her strength in the face of all this for so long that we had come to take it for granted, but she wasn’t bulletproof.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
