held up
Example Sentences
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The tech giant recently hosted its most consequential product event in years, with the first truly new design since Steve Jobs held up the first smartphone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Those expectations arrive as Wall Street remains on the lookout for signs of weakness among consumers, whose spending has held up even as gas prices have climbed this year amid persistent inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 13, 2026
David Reid said lives were being put at risk due to ambulances being held up outside hospitals when no beds were available.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
On March 1, 1994, a contingent of 450 UN peacekeepers is deployed to the enclave where the rotation of UN soldiers had previously been held up.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
He held up a small black camera that was sitting on the table before plunking it back down to take another bite of his pasta.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
