hold down
Example Sentences
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Dunbar’s drums hold down such genre-defining classics as Junior Murvin’s “Police and Thieves” and The Mighty Diamonds’ 1976 “Right Time,” as well as the 12-inch version of Bob Marley’s “Punky Reggae Party.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
When you are rushing around, trying to do everything for your children and hold down a demanding job, how are there enough hours in the day?
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
Plus, the Federal Reserve plans to buy hundreds of billions of short-term Treasury bonds annually, another move that would pump money into the financial system and hold down rates.
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
If employees can do a task faster and more productively with a better tool, they can hold down costs, and demand for these services might rise over time.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 2025
He couldn’t hold down a job, and before long, he was homeless.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
