How to Use hold on in a Sentence

hold on

verb

• Trump's campaign managers this cycle are keeping a closer hold on the purse strings.
  — Mike Allen, Axios, 22 Sep. 2024
• The indictment adds three new counts to the weapons charges Routh is currently being held on.
  — Russell Lewis, NPR, 25 Sep. 2024
• Don’t miss the large open-air market, held on Tuesday and Saturday mornings.
  — Robin Allison Davis, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2024
• Some adults may hold on to this childhood intuition, even after experience should have debunked it.
  — Katherine D. Kinzler, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2020
• The other shows Jones reenacting a carotid hold on Dittrich, with the officers still smiling.
  — Victoria Albert, CBS News, 3 July 2020
• Despite the primary intrigue, Democrats remain solid favorites to hold on to their 17-seat House majority, and may have chances to add to it.
  — Daniel Flatley, Bloomberg.com, 3 June 2020
• Its deep pockets ensure a secure hold on even thick mattresses, and the 360-degree elastic band offers extra grip, — making light work of taking the cover on and off.
  — Maggie Horton, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
• The Sky would hold on to the lead to get their sixth win of the season.
  — Ben Morse, CNN, 24 June 2024
• Boise State scored once again in the seventh, but the Aztecs held on.
  — U-T News Services, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
• Tap and hold on any chat, and select Mute from the pop-up menu.
  — WIRED, 25 Mar. 2023
• This will mark the second year in a row that the show has been held on a weekend.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2024
• While that was a 26% week-on-week drop, its hold on the chart remained at over 60%.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 2 Apr. 2023
• The offensive line was called for holding on the first play of 11-on-11s.
  — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
• Press and hold on a blank part of a home screen, and select Themes to see your options.
  — David Nield, Popular Science, 27 Sep. 2023
• Xavier was able to stabilize and make enough free throws to hold on.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2023
• But the bad news is that the headphone jack that held on for so long in the Pixel A-series is now gone.
  — Brandon Widder, The Verge, 1 Apr. 2023
• In both losses, Louisville came out strong and held the lead at halftime but could not hold on.
  — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2023
• Since then, the march has always been held on the Friday closest to Jan. 22, which this year is Jan. 19.
  — Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 13 Jan. 2024
• He is being held on no bond and has pleaded not guilty.
  — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
• The Bluejays held on with a 7-6 scoring edge in the final quarter.
  — Ledeai, Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2023
• People look around, alarmed or thrilled, as farmers try to take down their tents, or hold on to them.
  — Edan Lepucki, The Atlantic, 12 July 2024
• Last year, the Rattlers led NAZ 51-45 with less than four minutes to play and couldn't hold on, going scoreless the rest of the way.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023
• Frankl, a Holocaust survivor, detailed the horrors of Auschwitz and the life-or-death choice to hold on to hope.
  — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2022
• If Democrats hold on to all of these seats, control of the chamber would be decided by who wins the White House.
  — Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Aug. 2024
• Entering the frame with a 3-3 tie, Nimmo’s solo shot — his fourth of the season — was all the Mets would need to hold on for the win.
  — James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
• Part of the success Indonesia has enjoyed since the ban could be down to the country’s hold on the market.
  — Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 15 Dec. 2023
• Producers on series are taking a bigger share of the risks and holding on to a greater share of the rights.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 4 Oct. 2023
• For a week, the couple held on to the grim hope their missing best friend had been kidnapped instead of just murdered on the spot.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2023
• To edit what this widget shows, tap and hold on it on the home screen, then choose Customize, and tap the cog icon next to At a Glance.
  — David Nield, Popular Science, 21 Sep. 2023
• But Collier hit a pair of free throws and Minnesota held on to post its 12th win over the Sparks in the past 13 meetings between the two teams.
  — Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 14 June 2024

Last Updated: 10 Oct 2024