hole up
verb
holed up; holing up; holes up
: to hide out in or as if in a hole or cave
: to place in or as if in a refuge or hiding place
Examples of hole up in a Sentence
we'll hole up in the cellar and wait out the hurricane
Recent Examples on the Web
Gil-ryong brings an unconscious Jae-yeong to Beom-jun, who is currently holed up at the Guhoe warehouse, also on the run from the police.
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Kayti Burt, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
He has been holed up in the Riu Republica resort since Konanki vanished.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
In the summer of 2020, while holed up in an Orlando hotel during the NBA’s bubble season amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Butler first began the side hustle that’s since become one of his defining characteristics: selling coffee.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2025
While Musk is holed up in the EEOB looking for ways to break the federal government, Tesla’s core business is in crisis.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
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Kayti Burt, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
He has been holed up in the Riu Republica resort since Konanki vanished.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
In the summer of 2020, while holed up in an Orlando hotel during the NBA’s bubble season amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Butler first began the side hustle that’s since become one of his defining characteristics: selling coffee.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2025
While Musk is holed up in the EEOB looking for ways to break the federal government, Tesla’s core business is in crisis.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hole up
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hole%20up. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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