How to Use hold it in a Sentence

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• Strike a match or lighter, and hold it right above the surface of the drink.
  — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2023
• Align the caliper back over the new brake pads and tighten the bolts that hold it in place.
  — Jeff Dengate, Popular Mechanics, 14 Aug. 2023
• Pull the cable out and hold it against the front of your chest with both hands.
  — Greg Presto, Men's Health, 27 July 2023
• Breathe in for 4 seconds, hold it for 7, and breathe out for 4.
  — Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 19 Feb. 2023
• Take the yarn and place the end at the very top of the egg, using your finger to hold it in place.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2024
• Fold the edges over for a clean look and hold it in place with fabric glue.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2023
• The finishing touch: a clear gel to hold it all in place.
  — Sarah Grossbart, wsj.com, 12 Oct. 2023
• Stand it up, hold it in your hand, or hang it by the metal loop.
  — Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2023
• Glenelg started the second half with the ball but didn’t hold it long.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 18 Sep. 2023
• Press the eye onto the end of chenille stem, adding a dot of hot glue to hold it in place.
  — Amanda Kingloff, Parents, 2 Feb. 2024
• The good people of Noe Valley won’t have to hold it much longer.
  — Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2023
• To pin an iMessage chat, tap and hold it and then choose the Pin option.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 3 Jan. 2023
• Just hold it in place with your thumb and either drill your hole or just start the hole and slide the guide out of the way.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2023
• Place the netting on stakes that are topped with plastic cups to hold it up.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 16 May 2023
• To use, just give the bottle a shake and hold it upright, about 10 inches from the hair.
  — Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
• To tighten down on a workpiece, hold it in the vise’s jaws and keep turning the handle to the right.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 26 Apr. 2023
• The structure sits on a set of adjustable legs that hold it 3.9 inches off the ground.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2023
• Place a colander over a bowl large enough to hold it, then transfer the ground beef to the colander.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Feb. 2023
• The hair needed to be secured with three rubber bands to hold it up.
  — Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2023
• Grab the weight with both hands, hold it to your chest, and turn flat on your back, shoulder blades pressed into the ground.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 18 Oct. 2023
• Thread the tail of the slipknot (from Step 4) through the remaining hole, and knot a paper clip around the end to hold it in place.
  — Rachelle Doorley, Parents, 16 Aug. 2023
• Put the ring between two fingers, hold it up to your ear, and shake it a little bit.
  — Kristi Kellogg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2023
• When a virus infects a cell, the HLA protein will take a snippet of the virus and hold it up on the cell’s surface.
  — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 19 July 2023
• Soak cotton balls cut to the size of your nails in acetone and wrap each nail in plastic wrap to hold it in place.
  — Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2023
• Place the weight on one hip, and hold it with one or even two hands for stability.
  — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 10 Feb. 2023
• Even if part of me wants to hold it close and quiet, it’s already beloved by millions of fans.
  — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 June 2024
• This includes the stylus for your foldable phone, and the case has a little holster to hold it on the back.
  — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 3 Mar. 2023
• The rack is made of sturdy stainless steel with silicone grips to hold it in place on the edges of your sink.
  — Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2023
• Hold the whole cherry by the stem (if still intact, if not, hold it at the top) and use your other hand to squeeze the cherry and push the pit out the other side.
  — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 2 July 2024
• When the element is so small, what container can hold it?
  — Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 July 2024

Last Updated: 27 Aug 2024