hole up

Example Sentences

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I clear my schedule and hole up in the library, only to fritter away hours doing everything but writing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Across the region, once-busy parks, shops and businesses have emptied as undocumented residents and their families hole up at home in fear.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

This month, you and your partner can escape to the Catskills and hole up in one of 11 new private cabins called the Rounds.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024

Beyond the immediate threat to human health, extended periods of extreme heat can zap regional economies as workers and consumers hole up in their homes and offices.

From Scientific American • Jul. 21, 2023

Whenever the riots broke out, all our neighbors would wisely hole up behind closed doors.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah