hole up

Example Sentences

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I clear my schedule and hole up in the library, only to fritter away hours doing everything but writing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Holly’s sudden social-media fame as a wood-splitting DIY farm fatale sends Alison into full freakout mode: Maybe she shouldn’t hole up in her studio and write the next book.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2025

Across the region, once-busy parks, shops and businesses have emptied as undocumented residents and their families hole up at home in fear.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

This month, you and your partner can escape to the Catskills and hole up in one of 11 new private cabins called the Rounds.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024

Whenever the riots broke out, all our neighbors would wisely hole up behind closed doors.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah