hold up
Example Sentences
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He even performed his own stunts in such films as Les Tribulations d'Un Chinois en Chine in 1965, though he gave this practice up after an accident in the 1985 film Hold-up.
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2021
Hold-up play is something both those guys can improve upon.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2011
In five minutes we'll slow down to a crawl before entering Devil's Hold-up.
From The Trail of Conflict by Loring, Emilie Baker
In just one hour the train was due at Devil's Hold-up.
From The Trail of Conflict by Loring, Emilie Baker
They had some kind of signal arranged, and when Mr. Hold-up was ready down come the water and washed out his tracks.
From Brand Blotters by Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert)
