hang onto
Example Sentences
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“Gold bugs can hang onto the idea that quick bear markets haven’t been a bad time to bet on a rebound,” they said.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Still, these men prefer to hang onto it rather than accept the troubling possibility that women are just people — and most are easy to get along with if you treat them like equals.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
Chances are, if you hang onto it long enough, you’ll make your money back, with perhaps a little extra.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
Inventory is especially scarce right now as would-be sellers continue to hang onto their low-rate mortgages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
The starfish were twisted and knotted up, for a starfish loves to hang onto something and for an hour these had found only each other.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
