RETENTIVE in a Sentence

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For RETENTIVE, below is one of 6 sentences:
They insisted on the retention of the camp at Drissa, according to Pfuel's plan, but on changing the movements of the other armies.

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 Meanings and Examples of RETENTIVE
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retentive
 a.  holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
Classic Sentence:
1  They insisted on the retention of the camp at Drissa, according to Pfuel's plan, but on changing the movements of the other armies.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER IX
Example Sentence:
1  The pupil did not need to spend much time studying, for he had a retentive mind and remembered all he read.
2  The UN will vote on the retention of sanctions against Iraq.
3  The retention of data in a storage device.
4  Visual material aids the retention of information.
5  Many people with heart problems suffer from fluid retention.