How to Use maintenance in a Sentence

maintenance

noun
  • The building has suffered from years of poor maintenance.
  • There are two ways to track car and home maintenance: my way…and the right way.
    Julie Jargon, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2023
  • The park’s trails were washed out by years of heavy rain and spotty maintenance.
    Erin L. Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Mike Trout was healthy and set in his new body maintenance routine.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
  • All of the cushions — even the back ones — are removable for easy maintenance.
    Good Housekeeping, 14 June 2023
  • These plans may come with maintenance fees, which vary, but the fees are offset by the overall savings on the debt.
    Cora Lewis, The Denver Post, 9 June 2024
  • One of the big trade-offs, of course, is that someone else is doing 90 percent of the routine maintenance.
    Dusty Parnell, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Drop below that and you’ll be charged a $15 monthly maintenance fee.
    Martha C. White, wsj.com, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The set comes with a brush and stainless steel cleaning beads, as well as a handy drying stand for easy maintenance.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 11 May 2023
  • Deep maintenance of Ukrainian Abrams takes place in Poland.
    David Axe, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • This tax revenue goes to the Kentucky Road Fund and supports road construction and maintenance across the state.
    Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 27 June 2023
  • From maintenance, to price, to function, here’s how rugs and carpet can differ.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Enjoy the beauty of nature without the maintenance with this stylish and hassle-free plant.
    Jessica Copeland, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024
  • In his winter 2023 newsletter, Taylor outlined some of the maintenance projects on the horizon over the next few years.
    Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The railway tracks which service the mine will be in desperate need of maintenance, for instance.
    Justin Ling, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
  • They can also be washed and require less maintenance tasks compared to leather gloves.
    Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Scrubbing your skin at least once a week is great for the maintenance of your skin and gives it a helping hand in shedding those dead skin cells that have been turned over.
    Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
  • There are two elements to roof maintenance costs: the roof inspection and the roof repairs.
    Sara Kendall, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
  • But with the right setup and maintenance, rest assured a bountiful harvest is in store for you.
    Anna Miller, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
  • The building has up to $700 million in deferred maintenance costs, including needs for a new roof.
    Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 31 May 2023
  • Starting Thursday night, the game's servers will be offline for maintenance.
    Jenny Porter Tilley, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Just last year, there was a stir when the Bronze Fonz disappeared from the RiverWalk to undergo routine maintenance.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2023
  • The rink will be staffed by an attendant, who will keep track of attendance and do general maintenance on the rink and within the park, Bratt said.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 5 May 2023
  • The existing structures there date back to 1962, when the property functioned as a CEI maintenance yard.
    John Benson, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The property the condo sits on is owned by the HOA, which oversees landscaping and maintenance of shared amenities.
    Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Joint health maintenance Joints with limited range of motion can get stiff.
    Alyssa Sparacino, Men's Health, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The zebrafish was a new animal on the clinical scene, so the systems for care and maintenance had yet to be developed.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 June 2024
  • Murphey later tracked down two maintenance workers who had been at the building.
    Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The goal is to try to keep prices from increasing suddenly when refineries go offline for maintenance.
    Sophie Austin, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
  • But after nearly 15 years and five studio albums, the trio required a bit more maintenance than some diaphragmatic breathing.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2024

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