hold
Example Sentences
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Maguire said she planned to hold out until all her work could be marked properly - whenever that was.
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
The analyst raises easyJet’s recommendation to hold from sell and the price target on its stock to 540 pence from 340 pence.
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
Giant hydrangeas lean over, unable to hold high their giant blooms of pink, white, and lavender — now even heavier with the morning dew — from filling the spaces lining the path.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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