hold in
phrasal verb
held in; holding in; holds in
: to stop (an emotion) from being expressed
Don't hold your feelings in. Let them out.
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Arts on Sheridan is about one-half the size of the Port Clinton Art Festival, also held in Highland Park.
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Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
What is inescapable is the lowly status women held in these aristocratic households.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 16 June 2025
The crowd was leaving the CONCACAF Gold Cup, a soccer tournament held in the stadium, when the crash, which was declared a mass casualty incident, happened, according to ABC 7.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 15 June 2025
What a penitent says in the sacrament is held in absolute confidence.
—Hiram Sasser, National Review, 15 June 2025
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Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
What is inescapable is the lowly status women held in these aristocratic households.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 16 June 2025
The crowd was leaving the CONCACAF Gold Cup, a soccer tournament held in the stadium, when the crash, which was declared a mass casualty incident, happened, according to ABC 7.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 15 June 2025
What a penitent says in the sacrament is held in absolute confidence.
—Hiram Sasser, National Review, 15 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for hold in
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“Hold in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20in. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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