HOLD in a Sentence
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419 example sentences for HOLD, such as:
1. The straps hold the baby in securely.
2. Josie can hold her own in any argument.
3. She tightened her fierce hold about his neck.
4. Couldn't hold back my tears, still strong smile.
5. Wright slipped but managed to keep hold of the ball.
2. Josie can hold her own in any argument.
3. She tightened her fierce hold about his neck.
4. Couldn't hold back my tears, still strong smile.
5. Wright slipped but managed to keep hold of the ball.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of HOLD
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hold
v. organize or be responsible for
v. hold the attention of
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 or whom he could hold entranced before a ledge of granite thrusting up through the fern while he unrolled the huge panorama of the ice age, and the long dim stretches of succeeding time.
2 She slipped out of his hold without speaking, and he stooped down and felt for the key.
3 He saw a scarcely perceptible tremor cross her face, and without knowing what he did he stooped his head and kissed the bit of stuff in his hold.
4 They stood looking at each other as if the eyes of each were straining to absorb and hold fast the other's image.
5 She freed herself from his hold and he heard her sobbing.
6 She tightened her fierce hold about his neck.
7 Scarlett obeyed, bracing herself and catching firm hold of one of the bedposts.
8 Really, it took a lot of sense to cultivate and hold such a pose.
9 And, besides, Beatrice Tarleton never willingly permitted anyone, black or white, to hold reins when her arms were out of slings.
10 The languor of midday had taken hold of the gathering, but underneath lurked tempers that could rise to killing heights in a second and flare out as quickly.
11 The way to get a man interested and to hold his interest was to talk about him, and then gradually lead the conversation around to yourself-- and keep it there.
12 She caught hold of the back of the chair, her knees going weak under her, as Rhett Butler rose from the sofa where he had been lying and made her a bow of exaggerated politeness.
13 I fail to understand what charms the elegant Mr. Wilkes can hold for a girl of your tempestuous nature.
14 Well, you saw how she was carrying on with every man she could get hold of--even Mr. Kennedy and he's her own sister's beau.
15 If she could only be with Ellen, just to see her, to hold onto her skirt, to cry and pour out the whole story in her lap.
Example Sentence: (209 in 14 pages)
1 Her record of dismissals casts doubt on her ability to hold down a job.
2 Love makes you hold on to things you wouldn't have been able to.
3 The agent put me on hold while she consulted a colleague.
4 Political leaders have reached a tentative agreement to hold a preparatory conference next month.
5 You can't cling to the past, because no matter how tightly you hold on, it's already gone.
6 You may hold or attend press conferences to announce news or show a product range.
7 The inside of a van was as good a place as any to hold a kidnap victim.
8 I've never seen anyone who could hold forth so long.
9 South of the Usk, a completely different approach seems to hold sway.
10 Josie can hold her own in any argument.
11 You'll need to be a little more imaginative if you want to hold their attention.
12 The author has a considerable hold on the reading public.
13 The straps hold the baby in securely.
14 Couldn't hold back my tears, still strong smile.
15 Wright slipped but managed to keep hold of the ball.