hold one's own
Example Sentences
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It’s a hard sound to land without veering into pastiche, let alone to hold one’s own amid the heavy arrangements.
From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2019
Being required to hold one’s own against the then seven-time Oscar-nominated acting legend might have daunted some actors, but the young woman from Skelmanthorpe in West Yorkshire seemed surprised at the suggestion.
From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2017
She has taught Hadria to see that one may hold one’s own ideas quietly, without flying in everybody’s face.
From The Daughters of Danaus by Caird, Mona
Mrs. Siddons would have been at home there, for there was nothing for it but to stab the potatoes, and all one's cunning of fence was needed to hold one's own with the chops.
From Imaginary Interviews by Howells, William Dean
The resource and the ready knowledge of the subject under debate necessary to hold one's own in such running contests of wit Is an almost essential characteristic of a party leader.
From The Making of Arguments by Gardiner, J. H.
