hang onto
Example Sentences
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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
As other analysts have mentioned, IBM’s strength is its ability to hang onto clients and spur repeat purchases.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Such successful formats are hard to come by, particularly in the face of increasing pressure from streaming, which is why the corporation is so keen to hang onto it.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025
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
