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
While Musk is holed up in the EEOB looking for ways to break the federal government, Tesla’s core business is in crisis.
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
Born less than three months apart to devout religious families in the industrial Midwest, Prince and Jackson probably had a lot to talk about when they weren’t holed up in their Xanadu-like mansions concocting their unique blends of soul-funk-disco alchemy.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
By now, the bowhunter was discouraged and second-guessing his decision to end the season there, holed up in a blind.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
But then the 42-year-old and her husband spent the pandemic holed up in a 500-square-foot West Village apartment, only to reemerge to TikTok crowds swarming neighborhood standbys like Bus Stop (going out for dinner anywhere suddenly involved two-hour lines).
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 18 Feb. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
Born less than three months apart to devout religious families in the industrial Midwest, Prince and Jackson probably had a lot to talk about when they weren’t holed up in their Xanadu-like mansions concocting their unique blends of soul-funk-disco alchemy.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
By now, the bowhunter was discouraged and second-guessing his decision to end the season there, holed up in a blind.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
But then the 42-year-old and her husband spent the pandemic holed up in a 500-square-foot West Village apartment, only to reemerge to TikTok crowds swarming neighborhood standbys like Bus Stop (going out for dinner anywhere suddenly involved two-hour lines).
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 18 Feb. 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 26 Mar. 2025.
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