maintenance
noun
the act of maintaining.
self-maintenance
-
a word derived from
maintenance.
Example Sentences
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Theoretically, any organism with a continual supply of energy, a sufficient capacity for self-maintenance and repair and the good fortune to evade all environmental hazards could survive until the end of the universe.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2021
And millions of us have forgone rituals of self-maintenance we once thought indispensable — from haircuts to manicures, facials and beyond.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2020
Her album-making had grown increasingly complex, especially with her savvy exploration of women’s labors of self-maintenance on Platinum.
From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2016
The amount of self-maintenance that went into making a film like this was really extensive, and I have a profound new level of empathy and compassion for what women go through.
From Time ● Jun. 30, 2015
The physiological basis of self-maintenance here gives place to a psychological one.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Robert Ezra Park
