How to Use holding pattern in a Sentence

holding pattern

noun

• Our plane was in a holding pattern for almost an hour because of the fog.
• The Pac-12 is in a holding pattern of its own right now.
  — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 July 2022
• The league, like most of the world, is in a holding pattern waiting for the worst of the virus to run its course.
  — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 14 Mar. 2020
• For the next hour and a half the plane flew holding patterns, waiting for a break in the storm, but none came.
  — Jeff Wise, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2016
• The minor leagues have been in a holding pattern since March.
  — Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, 15 June 2020
• All of which leaves Schumer in something of a holding pattern.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Apr. 2021
• In the broader view, however, the price of oil looks to be stuck in a holding pattern.
  — Daniel J Graeber, Houston Chronicle, 24 Aug. 2020
• Are the Texans just going to be in a holding pattern until the end of the season?
  — Stephanie Stradley, Houston Chronicle, 9 Oct. 2020
• Still, there are questions about how long the holding pattern can last.
  — Will Weissert, chicagotribune.com, 19 Sep. 2019
• The Ducks and Beavers football programs are in a holding pattern.
  — John Canzano, oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2020
• Right now, though, the new Wildcat head football coach is in a holding pattern of sorts.
  — Ted Dunnam, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2018
• The Raiders remained in a holding pattern in terms of heading to the airport Friday.
  — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 17 Dec. 2021
• But the result, for the families, is a holding pattern.
  — Dara Lind, Vox, 2 Aug. 2018
• If the Sixers and Clippers remain in that holding pattern for the next few months, both could grow to regret it.
  — Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 17 July 2023
• Peto is among the thousands of minor leaguers in a holding pattern.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2020
• The Celtics and Grant Williams appeared to be in a bit of a holding pattern during the first full day of free agency Saturday.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023
• Now the world is in a sort of information holding pattern.
  — Helen Regan, CNN, 29 Nov. 2021
• My big plan to go back for a few weeks every year is in a permanent holding pattern.
  — Lilit Marcus, CNN, 3 July 2021
• Brady, 43, and Aaron Rodgers, 37, could extend his holding pattern.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2021
• If there’s no roadmap there -- or a team fails to match Morey’s demand -- the two sides could remain in an awkward holding pattern.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 23 Sep. 2021
• One of the game’s brightest talents remains in a holding pattern.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2021
• That distraction has been part of the A’s scene for about 20 years now, but gets messier by the day, creating the feeling that the A’s are trapped in a weird holding pattern.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Aug. 2021
• SpaceX had been a holding pattern waiting for that approval, which had been in question due in part to the consequences of the first test.
  — NBC News, 18 Nov. 2023
• For us, not being able to tour and having our crew and bandmates in a holding pattern, this is humbling.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2022
• In response to questions, Scott's spokeswoman, Stephanie Jackson, said that the city was in a holding pattern.
  — Tess Vrbin, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2021
• And with their sunflowers out of sync, some farmers have found themselves in a bit of a holding pattern.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 22 July 2019
• Biden's remarks come as his campaign is in a holding pattern.
  — Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2020
• Meanwhile, the Perseverance rover has been in a bit of a holding pattern.
  — Mike Wehner, BGR, 4 May 2021
• Like me, Mirch repeated the entire process, got the same result the second time around, and was in a DMV online holding pattern for 45 minutes, waiting for help.
  — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
• No, until Biden announced his plans to step aside on Sunday afternoon, the Harris orbit was largely kept in a loyal holding pattern.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 26 July 2024

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024