hold
Example Sentences
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Five years and 64 matches – more than any other man to hold the office.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The prison has been used to indefinitely hold detainees seized during the wars and other operations that followed the attacks.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
While no single inflation report will completely alter the Federal Reserve’s stance on interest rates, higher prices and recent robust jobs figures may prompt rate-setters to hold off while they assess the economic impacts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
“I think sometimes it’s helpful just having somebody who’s there to hold your hand,” she says of her friend Liou.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
With an anxious glance at the door, Nollie dropped to her knees, reached beneath the single bed, which was all our tiny room would hold, and drew out a little round hat box.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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