How to Use hold out for in a Sentence

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• The Afghans’ job was now to hold out for a few months and then die in place.
  — George Packer, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2022
• Was Ukraine expected to hold out for this long in the east?
  — Grayson Quay, The Week, 16 June 2022
• But if there was ever a year to hold out for the next Pro model, this would be it.
  — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2022
• Kyle Tucker may very well hold out for free agency, though that is still three years away.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 19 Dec. 2022
• How much hope should viewers hold out for Deja and Malik in the future?
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2022
• Some speakers said the directors should hold out for a bigger slice of the profits.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2021
• Goshen residents have been told to prepare to hold out for several more days.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 7 July 2022
• Bowden was intrigued and was about to accept the offer, but something told him not to go, to hold out for something better.
  — Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com, 11 Nov. 2020
• Better to hold out for the Oscars clip when she’s nominated.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 20 Sep. 2022
• With three years left on his current deal heading into the summer, Dortmund are going to hold out for north of £80 million.
  — Liam Canning, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
• Both sides tried to hold out for better weather, but after a series of lightning strikes the game was called after 9 p.m., causing Springfield to make the 147-mile trip back home.
  — Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 20 Aug. 2022
• So Khurami and Jamalzada are trying to hold out for something better, their $1,800 monthly rent in the back of their minds.
  — New York Times, 2 June 2022
• While Orders isn’t against shooting does this time of year, especially for first timers, there’s an understanding that the club prefers to hold out for bucks.
  — Adam Moore, Outdoor Life, 23 Jan. 2023
• Early investors might cherish their lucky charm while late buyers sitting on losses hold out for the next rally.
  — Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2021
• The smallest goat convinces the mean troll to wait for his bigger brother to cross, and that one, in turn, persuades him to hold out for the biggest of the three, only for that biggest one to defeat the adversary.
  — Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2022
• Rather than making a half-hearted promise, hold out for an arrangement that fills you with confidence.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 22 Aug. 2020
• Even after all of the above, many companies may still hold out for one significant reason; budgets.
  — Jen Root, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
• Trump golfed Saturday and Sunday as his campaign continued to hold out for court victories that could turn the result.
  — Jennifer Epstein, Bloomberg.com, 8 Nov. 2020
• Republicans accused them of blocking a deal to hold out for a measure that was stuffed with non-coronavirus spending.
  — Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2020
• Not so bad: the losses are limited as investors hold out for more data on inflation, global growth and the labor markets.
  — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2021
• There were a number of high-profile strikes across the country last year as labor unions feel emboldened to hold out for more amid ongoing worker shortages.
  — Dallas News, 5 Jan. 2022
• Progressives have urged the president and congressional Democrats to hold out for as much spending as possible in the final bill.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2021
• Thanks in part to government pandemic-response efforts, savings rates are way up over the past two years, giving some chunk of the potential workforce more time to hold out for the right offer.
  — Rob Walker, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2021
• That presented the administration with a brutal choice: agree to the deal for Griner and leave Whelan in the prison, or hold out for a deal that includes both of them with no guarantee that the Russians would ever agree.
  — Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
• Covid has led many workers to leave the workforce early, hold out for better working conditions, or remain at home to care for family members and avoid exposure to the virus.
  — Anneken Tappe, CNN, 18 Feb. 2022
• Unlike some who shrugged and pivoted to streaming or on demand, the studio ultimately chose to hold out for a post-pandemic return.
  — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 18 May 2021
• Like other homeowners, Bednar has had to constantly decide between the ideal and the expedient: use what’s available to get the job done or hold out for the best long-term solution?
  — Joanne Cleaver, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2021
• Many hope the region can hold out for a little longer, at least until vaccines are available in sufficient quantities to inoculate the continent.
  — Aryn Baker, Time, 30 Dec. 2020
• More people today will hold out for convenient locations or for their preference of the two-dose Moderna and Pfizer options, or the one-dose Johnson & Johnson option.
  — Jeremy Olson, Star Tribune, 8 Apr. 2021
• With Omicron-specific vaccines perhaps only months away, Americans may be weighing whether to hold out for those doses or receive their first or second booster now.
  — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 12 July 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024