hold on
Example Sentences
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Private-equity firms often use continuation vehicles to buy companies from older funds, enabling the sponsors to hold on to the businesses while giving their fund investors a chance to cash out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Sometimes she plays old videos of him, listening closely, trying to hold on to the smallest details.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
“We need more zone time. We have to hold on to pucks. We can forecheck harder. We have to do a better job of creating.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
“It’s extraordinarily important that we try to hold on to our processing capacity that we have now,” he said.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
‘Just hold on a minute and I’ll get the key so I can unlock the bicycle.’
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
