hold fast
Example Sentences
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But mining continues to hold fast to the town’s imagination.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026
It's impossible to know the depth of his support, and whether this profound yearning for change leads some to hold fast to a familiar symbol.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
Pray “that the church will hold fast to the faith amid persecution, love one another and strive to maintain unity,” the church’s statement read.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
Even if her colleagues won’t hold fast to it in future cases, it tells lower courts that they cannot abandon this principle.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2025
Tangled in each other, they couldn’t escape from the tarp’s canvas hold fast enough, and Sigurd wrapped them back up in it like a picnic lunch, forming a bag around them.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
