How to Use holdout in a Sentence

holdout

1 of 2 noun

• He says he might be a holdout at the start of the next season if the team doesn't agree to pay him more.
• He is expected to end his three-week holdout and join the team tomorrow.
• A few holdouts still use typewriters, but nearly everybody uses computers now.
• And the last holdout, Missouri, is just about to join the rest.
  — Maia Szalavitz, Wired, 11 Aug. 2021
• The largest group of holdouts, of course, are folks 65 and older.
  — Andrew Van Dam, Anchorage Daily News, 23 June 2023
• The problem for Biden is that there’s no way to turn the spotlight away from the two holdout Democrats.
  — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022
• But who will be the final holdout, the last bastion of the DIY gearbox?
  — Steven Ewing, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2023
• Some of the holdouts moved their tents to locations just outside the 41.18 zones.
  — David Zahniser, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2023
• The one holdout was Ronn Hall, who’s said the city should limit the number of tattoo shops.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2023
• Kupchak said the Hornets had no holdouts on the decision to take Miller.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 23 June 2023
• The results show Jordan still has a lot of work to do to persuade holdouts.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2023
• Some close to Biden say the only holdout to the broader pact is Netanyahu.
  — Massimo Calabresi / Washington, TIME, 4 June 2024
• And that seemed to make the business side and the holdout a little more difficult.
  — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2023
• The Mustang remains the only true car in Ford's lineup, the lone holdout in a range of crossovers and trucks.
  — Sam Smith, Car and Driver, 24 July 2023
• The one holdout was Latina and seemed to be about thirty, Dunn recalled.
  — Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2024
• The Champagne region is an historic region that has been one of the last holdouts to change.
  — J'nai Gaither, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
• The fall of the final holdout for Ukrainian troops in the region will shift the landscape of the war, the adviser cautioned.
  — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 3 July 2022
• Adding a quirky ad during Super Bowl is just par for the course for this holdout from a bygone era.
  — Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
• The three-time All-Star guard was a holdout in training camp in the wake of his offseason trade demand.
  — Dan Gelston, chicagotribune.com, 19 Oct. 2021
• The one holdout was Councilmember Michelle Metschel, who felt the task force should have more time to respond to concerns.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2023
• The holdouts are two of the biggest automakers in the world: Volkswagen and Toyota.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2023
• Hawaii is the last holdout, and will stop enforcing masks later this month.
  — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2022
• David Deutscher, 49, one of her patients for nearly a week, is no longer a holdout.
  — New York Times, 17 July 2021
• The Taliban seized the last northern holdout city barely an hour after breaking through the front lines at the city’s edge.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2021
• Manchin, the other key holdout, has not yet offered much about his views on the proposal.
  — Manu Raju, CNN, 30 Oct. 2021
• Southwest Airlines, a major holdout, will join the club next year.
  — Dawn Gilbertson, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022
• And Thubron’s writing, too, is something of a holdout in a quickly changing genre.
  — Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2021
• The next steps become murkier if the judge sides with a handful of holdout states and activists by rejecting the plan.
  — Geoff Mulvihill, ajc, 1 Sep. 2021
• Which is how the Boeddekers became the last holdout on Anschutz’s 732-mile route.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022
• His locker currently sits next to the stall of star left tackle Trent Williams, who’s not around as his holdout continues.
  — David Lombardi, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024

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hold out

2 of 2 verb

• The Afghans’ job was now to hold out for a few months and then die in place.
  — George Packer, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2022
• Now stretch your arm out in front of you and hold out your thumb.
  — WIRED, 11 Oct. 2022
• Durie held out a bottle of rum and urged Holt to take a swig.
  — Eric Jay Dolin, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
• But the actor had held out hope that his name would be cleared.
  — Erin Nolan, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2023
• To that end, Mr. Malik asks the women to hold out their hands.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2023
• But at least one tribe holds out hope for the future of fish in the Klamath.
  — Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
• But at least one tribe holds out hope for the future of fish in the Klamath.
  — Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024
• Even today, the father of one of the boys presumed to have died in the fire still holds out hope.
  — Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023
• Was Ukraine expected to hold out for this long in the east?
  — Grayson Quay, The Week, 16 June 2022
• But does the trend—and the Command strips’ stick—really hold out?
  — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2023
• In the meeting, hold out two hands, palms up, take a deep breath and exhale.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
• Still, LeRoy held out hope for this year’s snow season.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
• The city is the largest in South Florida to hold out on getting the devices.
  — Rafael Olmeda, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Nov. 2021
• But the couple weren’t sure how long their money would hold out.
  — Mirzahussain Sadid, ProPublica, 5 Apr. 2022
• As for those Station 19 fans holding out hope for the show to be saved, well, this isn't a great sign.
  — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 12 June 2024
• Some are holding out hope for the best in an uncertain time.
  — Samantha Delouya, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
• But don’t hold out hopes for a quick fix with a gas tax holiday.
  — Robert Rapier, Forbes, 21 June 2022
• Lankford held out hope that a middle ground can be reached.
  — Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2024
• And the loser of the rivalry game at 11-1 probably would hold out hope to get in.
  — Ralph D. Russo, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2022
• As for the duo’s other mystery, Marling holds out hope for that too.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 13 Nov. 2023
• Can’t hold out until the next season of The Crown arrives later this year?
  — Liam Hess, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2022
• Even after that update, a few East Coast states held out.
  — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
• Some buyers who have held out are tired of waiting, Epps said.
  — Mitchell Parton, Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2023
• Sure, the party may grind on for a bit, but there’s no use in holding out for a second wind.
  — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 June 2024
• Rozier played through a neck injury, but he was held out of the fourth quarter.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
• Catch it in theaters, pre-order it through Prime Video, or hold out for the movie to hit Netflix.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 24 Jan. 2023
• Yet James, who scored 34 points in 34 minutes against the Suns, continues to hold out hope.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2021
• The 36-year-old Horford was held out as expected and should be ready for Tuesday’s matchup with the Kings.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
• The South Florida transfer was on the floor for 14 minutes, 36 seconds in the first half, but was held out of the second half.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024
• Parsons being held out while healing from his ankle sprain was the right move.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024