holding

Example Sentences

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"But I love the smell of a new book and holding them. I love the colours, some of the covers are just so beautiful, I buy those as paperbacks."

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Institutional investors are holding 50% more in stocks than their benchmarks, the highest figure since January 2022, according to Bank of America’s latest survey of global fund managers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

For Nancy’s 70th birthday, Debbie bought her friend a necklace with a pendant holding a Shift Lock key from a typewriter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Musk quickly posted on X that "the hydraulic pin holding the tower arm in place did not retract."

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

She said she’d try, but I’m not holding out much hope.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam