holding

Example Sentences

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However, he was turned away by border officials in Miami despite holding a diplomatic passport and a single-entry US visa.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, the hotel’s new era as a tribal holding begins.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

This process breaks the chemical bonds holding the CO2, allowing it to be collected.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

My favorite one features Trump backstage, flanked by both Hogan and Andre the Giant, holding aloft the Winged Eagle belt, still one of the most iconic titles in the American pro-wrestling hierarchy.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

He was holding up a string of dead bullfrogs, greeny-gray in the morning light.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck