holding the bag
Example Sentences
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Other investors are following the herd, nervous about being left holding the bag if funds are forced to sell their best assets to meet redemptions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
All of us now risk becoming someone’s exit liquidity—left holding the bag after the smart money has cashed out and blasted off.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
The Warner board argued that its shareholders could be left holding the bag.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
But the optimism deflated significantly in recent weeks, as questions arose about whether Oracle’s customers could renege on these contracts and leave it holding the bag for billions in underutilized infrastructure.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025
I shoved my hand into my pocket as casually as I could, holding the bag of potatoes in my other arm.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
