hold on
Example Sentences
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They are set to relinquish their six-year hold on the WSL trophy and will not compete in the last four of the Champions League.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 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
A Twins counselor said in a written statement she heard Edward say “he could not hold on anymore and he was begging God to stop the water.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The long skinny tail of a monkey is the best thing in the world to get a good hand hold on.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
