zůstala

In a sentence

• Po odchodu všech hostů zůstala sama doma.

  After all the guests left, she remained alone at home.

  Here, "zůstala" indicates a state of remaining or staying after something else occurred.

• Navzdory dešti zůstala pikniková deka suchá.

  Despite the rain, the picnic blanket stayed dry.

  In this sentence, "zůstala" describes the condition of something that did not change, specifically staying dry.

• Ujistili jsme se, že zůstala zamknutá brána.

  We made sure that the gate remained locked.

  Here, "zůstala" refers to the state of remaining in a specific condition, in this case, the gate staying locked.