He was temporarily retained in that position by his seatbelt.
Today, much of the precipitation is retained temporarily on the surface in the lakes.
Raw data logs are retained temporarily as required for security and site management purposes only.
One of the terms of the competition was that the two newest buildings in the original complex be retained temporarily for economic reasons.
Sear was temporarily retained for a short period as a rhythm guitarist, and left the band soon thereafter.
He was so skillful that when he finished pilot training, they temporarily retained him as an instructor.
The Progressive Party's support was temporarily retained by the formation of a special committee to investigate the corruption in the customs department.
As well, the corner cubelets are temporarily retained by the curved flanges on the neighboring square pieces.
The plastids are maintained within the host, temporarily retaining functional photosynthesis for use by the predator.
The swamp has an area of about 25 square kilometers and temporarily retains flood waters from Tarlac River.