hold up

Example Sentences

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How they will hold up after that remains anyone’s guess.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Objective performance and demonstrated track record are the only criteria that hold up under scrutiny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

He will hold up his golden ticket and believe, as Mussolini believed, that the spectacle belongs to him.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Called Fort, it is a shed-like bunker with fire-proof doors and materials built to hold up to eight people and valuables with breathable air for four hours.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

I hold up my hand in mock pledge, reciting what could probably be the CF motto by this point, “Six feet at all times.”

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott