hang onto

Example Sentences

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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

Molinari will have plenty of work to do to hang onto his lead with a host of top players in the field this week.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

“I think that if you’ll hang onto my feet,” said Margalo, “I can fly ashore with you. It’s worth trying anyway. How much do you weigh?”

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White