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• Players stand around the edges of the sheet and hold it in the air.
  — Catherine Holecko, Parents, 29 July 2024
• 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
• Last year the Red Sox were able to hold it together for a while.
  — Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2024
• 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
• If properly secured, the weight of the unit will hold it in place.
  — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024
• 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
• Grab the weight with both hands, hold it to your chest, and turn flat on your back, shoulder blades pressed into the ground.
  — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 9 Oct. 2024
• 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
• To get the full benefits of each pose, hold it for at least five minutes.
  — Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024
• 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
• But few, including Feig, seem to hold it against Williams.
  — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Dec 2024