holding

Example Sentences

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Another man stands outside the nearby vegetable market holding a bird cage shrouded in a black veil.

From BBC

When he opened up to Louise, he realised he'd missed "what she was yearning" -holding her hand and listening to her.

From BBC

Officials on both sides said the day-old ceasefire was holding on Sunday, but for most areas, there has been no all-clear notice just yet.

From Barron's

But overall, the stocks seem stuck in a holding pattern.

From Barron's

All of these decisions came in response to emergency appeals, resolved with terse, unsigned orders that were issued outside the court’s regular process of holding arguments and writing detailed opinions that explain the justices’ reasoning.

From The Wall Street Journal