hold on to

Example Sentences

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That could be why stocks aren’t able to hold on to any significant rally of late, nor consolidate those advances into a string of consistent gains that could take the S&P 500 past the 7000-point mark.

From Barron's

But right now he wanted something a lot more substantial than a cell phone to hold on to: a phone rooted in concrete, maybe.

From Literature

Somehow that detail seemed very important, something to hold on to.

From Literature

“That sounds maybe trite or simple, but the only way we hold on to our democracy is if people continue to participate and continue to trust it and put their faith in it.”

From Los Angeles Times

I think if love can inspire you to hold on to the things you care about, that’s really advantageous in art.

From Los Angeles Times