hold on
Example Sentences
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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
That’s compared with the trillions in other loans and deposits that those banks hold on their books.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
“You can start by putting your crate in the garage over there. I’ll hold on to it, in case I ever have to send you back to the factory.”
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
