How to Use hold off in a Sentence

hold off

verb

• Xavier had to lean on all of its parts to hold off the Bonnies, and those parts didn't bend or break under the pressure.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 30 Mar. 2022
• The Jazz are in fourth place, trying to hold off Dallas and trying to catch Golden State.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2022
• Nick Nurse can flat-out coach, but can Toronto, winners of five straight games, hold off Chicago for fifth in the East?
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2022
• It certainly would be appreciated more if the warmer and dry conditions would hold off until the weekend, but that won’t be the case.
  — courant.com, 24 Mar. 2022
• Robertson used a large wooden stick to impede police officers who were trying to hold off the mob, according to prosecutors.
  — Michael Kunzelman, ajc, 5 Apr. 2022
• The editing was so top-level on this entire sequence, building the tension as stacks dropped and Rachel attempted to hold off her next closest competitor.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2024
• The Spurs made just enough free throws down the stretch, making 8 of 10 in the final two minutes, to hold off a late Rockets’ 3-point flurry.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Mar. 2022
• Martin scored 15 points in a blowout of Texas Southern, then poured in 20 to help hold off Creighton on Saturday.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 25 Mar. 2022
• Voters might think to hold off on feting Chu’s achievement until after the second film’s release, bestowing one best picture prize on the entire vision.
  — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2024
• Nevertheless, Los Angeles held off a furious rally from the Bengals and secured their seventh win of the season.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
• But that wasn’t enough to hold off Mahomes and the Chiefs.
  — Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2022
• Highs make the low 70s as long as the showers hold off.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022
• Conran quickly saw that the men on the ground could not hold off the NVA for long.
  — Barry Barnett, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2024
• If a plant's soil feels wet to the touch, hold off watering for now.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 26 May 2022
• Is there a reason Democrats should hold off on the champagne?
  — David Faris, The Week, 18 May 2022
• The Celtics never trailed in the game, but had to hold off a frantic rally by the Heat, cheered by a home crowd.
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 30 May 2022
• There’s a chance the rain will hold off until early 2023 and that First Night will be mild but dry.
  — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Dec. 2022
• Showers are likely to hold off until evening and should be on the light side.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2023
• The men of the 93rd Brigade are at the forefront of efforts to hold off the Russian advance south of Izium.
  — New York Times, 1 June 2022
• The goal is no longer just to help the Ukrainians hold off Vladimir Putin’s invasion.
  — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 May 2022
• The leader at the midweek point, Gary holds off some strong contenders.
  — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
• But in the meantime, the school wanted to hold off on paying Gibson’s.
  — Laura Hancock, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2022
• So the key is hold off for the bottom and then calmly take your time buying the aftermath of the crash.
  — Clem Chambers, Forbes, 15 June 2022
• But the congressman had to hold off the fox with an umbrella.
  — Fox News, 9 Apr. 2022
• AccuWeather is saying the rains will hold off for most of Carb Day.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 21 May 2024
• The Sun Devils were able to hold off a valiant comeback effort from the Mustangs.
  — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2024
• Ukrainian drones and artillery have held off the Russians, so far.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
• Gotham then had to hold off an OL Reign team that became more desperate as the game wore on.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2023
• An initial stem cell transplant couldn’t hold off the cancer for more than half a year.
  — Angus Chen, STAT, 2 June 2022
• If the data for November brings a bounce-back in employment figures, that could bolster the Fed’s decision to hold off on another rate cut if combined with sticky inflation.
  — Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 16 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024