How To Use Hold on In A Sentence

In the days following the D-Day landings, Allied troops carved a tenuous foothold on the coast of Normandy.
However, in a mad final scramble, the Vipers were able to hold on to win their fourth straight Stampede Challenge title.
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Protestant hymnody in particular has a special hold on him.
Measuring around my non-existent waistline and…… hold on a minute, this can't be right.

With all the love a heart can hold on your birthday.On this special occasion,I want you to know it is you who make my life meaningful.My love for you is more than I can express.I am to share every day with you till the end of my life. Happy birthday!
He came to believe that working people, poor people, put down and stepped upon, had to organize if they were going to clean up the slums, fight the corruption that exploited them, and get a handhold on the first rung of the ladder up and out. Bill Moyers: Saul Alinsky, Who?
Each director shall hold one voting share in the company.
How does an aging politician retain his hold on the loyalty of the voters?
Zinc atoms have a looser hold on their electrons than carbon atoms do. The Harper Dictionary of Science in Everyday Language
How does an aging politician retain his hold on the loyalty of the voters?
These metabolites cause hemoglobin to be oxidized to methemoglobin which is unable to transport oxygen. 3 The presence of significant amounts of methemoglobin causes normal hemoglobin to hold on tighter to oxygen. Phenazopyridine
But the lives of our saints, independently altogether of the momentous change in human affairs and prospects which they ushered in, have a substantial hold on history, of which neither the classical nor the northern hierology can boast. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author
Seeing the potential of its software besmirching the Symantec name irreparably, Symantec's CEO surged forward with a new plan: re-write its security software to make it the best in the industry, so as to super-strengthen its stranglehold on the summit of sales supremacy while swiftly swinging its way back into the good books of consumers. ITWire - Latest Headlines
They would at the very least hold on to their 13-point lead and with a game in hand over most of their rivals they would be virtually untouchable with just four matches still to play.
Desperate to hold on to her beloved son, Yvonne turns to her sister Leonie (Eileen Arkins), the bastion of rationality in this "raggle-taggle gypsy" family. Unhappy In Their Own Way
Feeling the fog begin to rise inside her head, a drifty sensation as if gravity had suddenly lost its hold on her. BLACKWATER SOUND
“Hold on there, sug,” he croaked, pronouncing the endearment like the first part of the word sugar. Water Song
But observing them, I did imagine what it would be like to hold one of those pens in my ringed hand. Times, Sunday Times
corporations have a stranglehold on the media
With all the love a heart can hold on your birthday.On this special occasion,I want you to know it is you who make my life meaningful.My love for you is more than I can express.I am to share every day with you till the end of my life. Happy birthday!
And then when I looked confused they'd say, hold on a minute, why don't you call my mate, Phil, and he'll do your bathroom a treat, missus.
The MPLA, which is the dominant political force in the country, is widely expected to win the election and consolidate its hold on power. BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
Players cowered in fear as anarchy took hold on a famous Premier League ground. The Sun
Having used sex, drugs, money or alcohol to get a hold on someone, a counter-intelligence officer can then move on to blackmail when they want to put more of a squeeze on their supply of information.
The tune. That’s what stays in your mind. When the tune starts galloping, you need reins to hold on to it. The words become useful there. They are the reins that allow you to ride the horse. Gulzar
We couldn't hold on to the ball, and the number of basic errors we made was astonishing.
It is rather dim under the trees on an overcast, damp day, and hard to keep your foothold on the slippery bank. THE EARTH: An Intimate History
Wouldn't it be dreamy to hold on to the water-park wahoo of summer… all year round?
Air France in L.A. has a firm and continued hold on worst firearm service, although in recent years British Air has pluckily attempted to give Air Chance a run for their money. Flying with Guns
Love makes you hold on to things you wouldn't have been able to.
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The lead was reduced to six points but Silsden managed to hold on with Bowness slotting a drop goal as the final whistle blew.
The military regime has not loosened its hold on power.
While I'd been by myself, as I say, I'd even been thinking in Pushtu, but here I had to hold on tight and remember what I was meant to be - for one thing, I wasn't used to being addressed in familiar terms by native soldiers, much less ordered about by an officious naik* (* Corporal.) who'd normally have leaped to attention if I'd so much as looked in his direction. Fiancée
Standing proudly on an isolated promontory, this 13th century stronghold once commanded the whole upper part of the Great Glen.
Now there is a real potential that it could hold on to it for longer, while the politicians and civil servants thrash out a reshaped industry. Times, Sunday Times
It becomes more and more difficult to establish a foothold on the career ladder and that cannot be fair. Times, Sunday Times
It's taken a while, but my passion flower has really taken hold on my side wall and is now putting out loads of these fantastic blooms.
And here's the real shocker: Both cars hold onto the skidpad at .97 g. Autoblog
Hold onto the rope and don't let go.
Cosmetic surgery, the last resort of those who cannot hold on to their youth and beauty through diet and exercise, is expanding exponentially.
Everybody can fly without wings when they hold on to their dreams.
CINDY ANTHONY, CASEY ANTHONY ` S MOTHER: Casey, hold on, sweetheart. CNN Transcript Feb 9, 2009
In the days following the D-Day landings, Allied troops carved a tenuous foothold on the coast of Normandy.
But many Poles hold on to him as a very special person, a very special musician whose music really says Poland, especially when he took different forms, Polish dances, like the mazurka, and took a rustic dance and made high art out of it. Chopin With A Polish Touch
I usually try to read on the trip home, but the way the train jolts around, you usually get thrown into people because there's nothing to hold onto.
Today women hold one-tenth of stipendiary posts and about half the non-stipendiaries.
This morning Philip told me, ‘If you'll just hold on for a second, and not be in such a swivet, I'll take you over to my place and you can look it up.’
He lost his hold on the rope.
‘Hold on, buster.’ She held out her hands to stop him.
But just hold on one outraged, upset second there, bucko!
In Twenty Years After, by Dumas, when M. de Beaufort removes the poniard from the pie and says, “I hold one of these poniards to La Remee’s heart and say to him, ‘My friend, I am truly distressed, but if you make any movement or utter a cry, you are a dead man.’” A Bland and Deadly Courtesy
With all the love a heart can hold on your birthday.On this special occasion,I want you to know it is you who make my life meaningful.My love for you is more than I can express.I am to share every day with you till the end of my life. Happy birthday!
Their method of doing it is this: they hold one of these dry sticks in each hand, and by rubbing them hard and quick together, rarify the air in such a manner as to fetch fire in ten minutes. The Westover Manuscripts: Containing the History of the Dividing Line Betwixt Virginia and North Carolina; A Journey to the Land of Eden, A. D. 1733; and A Progress to the Mines. Written from 1728 to 1736, and Now First Published
An antitrust judgment in 1954 forced the firm to release stranglehold on the shoe machinery market.
Their job was to hold on despite impossible odds , in order to give the rest of the army time to strike.
You can't cling to the past, because no matter how tightly you hold on, it's already gone.
Hume notes that we cannot imagine or conceive of the negations of typical mathematical theorems, but this seems to be a weak hold on the necessity of mathematics.
His fellow Republicans ignored him and were about to let his expire, but fellow Kentuckian Mitch McConnell realized they needed him to maintain his hold on the bill if they were to keep up their obstructionist agenda without anyone useful getting blamed for it. Think Progress » Bunning Whines About Missing Basketball Game, Tells Dems ‘Tough Sh*t’ On Unemployment Benefits
Hold on to your ticket - you'll need it later.
This should normally include the offer of the unrestricted freehold on the open market at a realistic price reflecting the condition of the asset, and, so far as ownership allows, with an appropriate curtilage.
In victory, they must hold on to at least a scintilla of humility, lest they get too cocky - and ripe for a takedown.
You are bracing to maintain your foothold on your fitness center enrollment.
The jet stopped 100 feet short of the threshold on the 10,000-foot runway.
He lost his hold on the rock and was swept away by the tide.
Affectionate birthday greetings.Birthday means a new beginning and a new chance to take hold on life.
The telephone operator asked the caller to hold on until a connection was made.
The party has kept its tenacious hold on power for more than twenty years.
Manchester United fans with the radge on, holding a banner with a slogan directed at Sir Alex Fergus ... hold on ... the club's corporate sponsors The Guardian World News
But those who succeed him will have no such hold on hearts and minds, nor the same unity of purpose.
It's something that didn't go unnoticed in the Jensen household once his move north was cut and dried.
Informal networks of land-based kinship and community thus made the boundaries of the tiko permeable to women in a way patriliny did not, because a woman who could establish a foothold on the landby obtaining a field from a woman with whom she shared vuxaka, even just vuxaka bya matinyocould, through her habitual interaction with members of the cultivating community, solidify her claim to belonging to that community. Where Women Make History: Gendered Tellings of Community and Change in Magude, Mozambique
A merchant mistakenly put a hold on his funds, then the bank cleared transactions from high to low, triggering hundreds in overdraft fees, he says. Banks' 'courtesy' loans at soaring rates irk consumers
Hold on the phone for a second. Let me find a pen to write down your phone number.
The tune. That’s what stays in your mind. When the tune starts galloping, you need reins to hold on to it. The words become useful there. They are the reins that allow you to ride the horse. Gulzar
I also got a new 5.8 last week, which I repeated yesterday, and this time I managed to figure out a repeatable way to do it rather than clinging to a slopy crimper with my aching fingertips and scrabbling up to the next hold on tiny skiddy footholds before I popped off. Mama says you gotta go to the baptist fashion show
The stem makes a nice little handle to hold on to.
Players cowered in fear as anarchy took hold on a famous Premier League ground. The Sun
In this account, Duwes emphasizes that Mary's servants are courtiers and that Mary's household on the Welsh Marches is a viceregal court. From Heads of Household to Heads of State: The Preaccession Households of Mary and Elizabeth Tudor, 1516-1558
Reverse that action, and through the force of our own inhibitory power let a new pain be a reminder to us to _let go, _ instead of to hold on, and by decreasing the strain we decrease the possibility of more pain. Power Through Repose
And how can we loosen its oppressive hold on our lives? Christianity Today
The party has kept its tenacious hold on power for more than twenty years.
With all the love a heart can hold on your birthday.On this special occasion,I want you to know it is you who make my life meaningful.My love for you is more than I can express.I am to share every day with you till the end of my life. Happy birthday!
I'd hold on to that house for the time being; house prices are rising sharply at the moment.
My hold on the blood in her veins, heart, body and mind is too powerful for her to fight; my will is stronger than hers, and I will always be able to bend her to it.
He lay hold on an oaken shinty stick that hung on the wall, property of the ferry-house landlord's son. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn
The Lancers, however, were able to hold onto their lead, and won the game by a final score of 60-51.
The ladder cracked and he was suddenly unsupported in the darkness, scrabbling with both hands to hold on to timbers, losing his grip and dangling from the rope.
Hold on, I'll check in my diary.
A client could hold on to his jaw, and people would assume he was headed for a tooth extraction.
But hold on, there in the distance the beam catches a lurid flash of colour. Times, Sunday Times
Hold on to me tight.
Players cowered in fear as anarchy took hold on a famous Premier League ground. The Sun
They seem to think that if we can just hold on to our notions of civility and good government, politics will go back to being a more or less collegial game defined by cooperation and compromise.
It is quite likely that you will not be able to reach, so hold on to a belt or towel instead.
There isn't a decent interval of time during which one must hold on to a present out of respect to the giver, although the introduction of such a tradition would save a lot of heartache.
Tatars" is the correct form]; and, as the barbarous Mongolians lost their hold on the districts of the middle Volga, the power of the Czars began its forward march, pressing back Asiatics on the East and Poles on the West. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)
He asked me to hold on while he left the telephone to find a pencil.
Sometimes we hold onto animals to monitor their physical condition or to check their paperwork.
Another part of me is afraid that it's temporary and that I'm not going to be able to hold onto it.
Structurally amorphous, there's little for the musical mind to hold onto, but, then perhaps that's the nature of an exaltation of larks.
Mirah's farewell look and words -- their exquisite appealingness stirring in him that deep-laid care for womanhood which had begun when his own lip was like a girl's -- her hold on his feeling had helped him to be blameless in word and deed under the difficult circumstances we know of. Daniel Deronda
Europeans usually built defensive stockades immediately upon arrival in the New World in order to protect their foothold on the shore.
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You should hold on to your oil shares.
Say what you will about the easy sharability of digital photos, sometimes it's nice to have an actual physical print that you can hold onto.
The rising flood swept the travelers off their feet as they struggled to hold onto the branches.
How does an aging politician retain his hold on the loyalty of the voters?
These last few have been days to hold on to: bright sunshine through fat-bottomed clouds; ringlet butterflies flickering over flowering grasses; yellow-and-black-banded cinnabar moth caterpillars twitching as they spun threads to tie themselves to ragwort; bright pink lip-gloss heads of pyramidal orchids – these things once observed becoming dearly held. Country diary: Wenlock Edge
Gilkie found the yoke wildly bucking as he attempted to hold on to the controls.
Hold on, there's more: the structure also must be portable, collapsible and secure enough to prevent ne'er-do-wells from waltzing off with the art.
These beautiful new books, filled with morals and happy endings, help us hold on to our storytelling heritage.
Their company has a strong hold on/over the computer market.
Meanwhile, Democrats will be struggling to hold on to their razor-thin majority in the Senate.
While some investors may be tempted to take profits after the recent spurt, there should still be decent returns for those prepared to hold on for more. Times, Sunday Times
Hold on a minute! That can't be right.
It was perhaps in making his salute to her that he loosened his hold on the monkey. A Little Princess
But a spectator can hold only so much in memory and is unlikely to retain more than the first three rounds; the succeeding material begins to blur.
Just enough to keep the grades above the low-water mark so I could hold on to my draft deferment. BLACK EAGLES
He raised his hand and asked his homeroom teacher, Mme Boutin, if he could hold on to the form until he'd checked at home. FAMILY PICTURES
Hold on tight and don't let go!
Equality-pushing, nonequal elites have found new ways to collect and redistribute this surplus in ways that satisfy their moral vanity while perpetuating their hold on power. Gates of Vienna
I don; t hunt anywher wher ovr 400 yds is needed, in fact with a Nikon 3x9x40 i doubt I could even hold on target beyond that range, without the scope/Bincs it does enable me to make longe shots than her at home where the average shot is 100 yds etc. The Truth About High Velocity Hunting Bullets
The party consolidated its hold on power during its term of office.
The popularity of the Left Behind series suggests that premillennialism still has a hold on many evangelicals (though I suspect that much of the appeal lies in a kind of lingering curiosity rather than heartfelt conviction). Randall Balmer: Pavlovian Premillennialism
Hold on. Let me just fix my face before we go out.
Yet Gloria herself never seemed to hold on to more than the bare essentials that they had in their two paper carriers.
“Hold on now, moppet,” he cried as he struggled to restrain her. How to Woo a Reluctant Lady
Standing in an upright position, hold on to a chair for support, then extend your left leg straight behind you until you feel your buttock tighten.
We have to hold on to something, out of respect for those who came before. Times, Sunday Times
Ethnic tribes that still hold on to the dream of a unified Pashtun nation refuse to recognize what they call an "arbitrary line". Attacks Continue on Afghanistan-Pakistan Border
Those prepared to bet on the deal working should hold on. Times, Sunday Times
Because the carriers subsidize most phone purchases with big rebates tied to service agreements, they have something of a chokehold on the phone market.
Hold on tight and don't let go!
Society has been divided into factions that religiously uphold one virtue of humanity. Times, Sunday Times
CINDY ANTHONY, MOTHER OF CASEY: Casey, hold on, sweetheart. CNN Transcript May 12, 2009
Stop commenting. filarial: thanks! kevin: Just hold on for Friday … you can make it … although it seems like maybe you should lie down until then. #95 ~ Rabid Lamb Comics « 1979 Semi-Finalist…
It's very windy-you'd better hold onto your hat.
But why should a family hold on to a belief regardless of its truth?
Since the beginning of the Syrian uprisings, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been blessed with several fortuities and coincidences that have allowed him, not only to survive, but to maintain his hold on power. Majid Rafizadeh: Will Assad Survive?
L" war, except she sees it as Misa vs. the World or at least the vaginated parts of the world to hold on to Light, who doesn't really love her. Finished Death Note: Reporting Back. | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources
It would seem that the professor, in attempting to explain politics and religion to us, has lost his hold on common sense.
His mother is a little looney and the only thing he has to hold onto, his only friend, is Alice, a penfriend who lives somewhere in Sussex. Good and Creepy « So Many Books
He is trying to hold onto the last semblances of honor.
Otherwise they hold on to whatever touches them, and the chain will have enough lube on it to moisten up the cogs where it contacts each one.
Everybody can fly without wings when they hold on to their dreams.
She was unable to hold on to Jonathan, who began his career in foster homes at the age of 4 and would eventually go on his own tour of mental hospitals, thanks to some PCP-laced reefers and his grandparents' willingness to sign forms.
Defeat Ichoron in the Violet Hold on Heroic Difficulty without allowing any Ichor Globules to merge.
But, hold on, I hear you say, they really are repugnant, nasty, racist scum.
You can't cling to the past, because no matter how tightly you hold on, it's already gone.
It's hard not to reach the conclusion that many unionists have effectively given up on successfully unionising the private sector, and are therefore engaged in a desperate bid to hold onto the security of the public sector.
Indeed, in prophecies dealing also with the End-Time, we find the people of Javan no longer in Mongolian type of people ... though the name Javan still retained its geographical hold on the southern region of CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
Although " veteran " sina and " one elder brother " the annual outstanding achievement of Tecent has not give heat, but investor people be in already hold one's head high expect.
Anything worthy to be calld statesmanship in the Old World, I should say, among the advanced students, adepts, or men of any brains, does not debate to-day whether to hold on, attempting to lean back and monarchize, or to look forward and democratizebut how, and in what degree and part, most prudently to democratize. Democratic Vistas: Paras. 30–59. Collect
I don't know if it's just a phase, or separation related, but as we walk to school, or around the neighbourhood at the weekend, they both hold on for dear life, as if they might mislay me somewhere between the supermarket and the house. Diary of a separation
Not that he was likely to be here in the middle of a workday, but reason has no hold on the libido. C B GREENFIELD - A LITTLE MADNESS
‘Hold on a minute, son,’ he said and the engines started and ran up on to the sand.
I look over at the closet and scan the rows of shoes there, the shoes that hurt my feet, pinch my toes, make me wobble and have to hold on to Tony for balance and support.
The effect was devastating, seriously weakening Mrs Thatcher's hold on the premiership and making a leadership contest virtually inevitable.
So you'd have to hold on to the tap, and drop in the transformer plugged into an extension lead from your hallway.
Hey dude, hold on, Pontius has something to say about April Fool's.
They are not going to do anything outrightly aggressive to start a war unless they were sure it was the only way to maintain their hold on power and THE LAST RESORT. Think Progress » Chuck Todd: ‘The Tea Party gets a big benefit’ from Fox News’ promotion.
Do you have any idea how long a hold on new space shuttle takeoffs will continue?
It doesn't matter how many times we are told to drop everything and be one hundred percent uncontrived and natural, we still hold on to the letting go.
And at the end getting a complex of ribose and borate, which by itself would be of no use for making RNA, because the borate loves to hold onto the ribose, and as long as it holds onto the ribose it can't be used to make RNA. 2008 March - Telic Thoughts
But I continue to hold on to the 2010 recovery forecast on the assumption that the benefits from the Obama stimulus package will fail to assure a self-sustained upturn in the economy.
The early goal in that second period helped lift us, gave us something to hold on to, and from then on we played well.
These ancient trees are a spiritual anchor that our culture needs to hold on to.
I lean back into my own corner of the porch swing and hold on to myself.
Discard the myths in which biblical stories are wrapped and hold on to the kerygma to which they point.
I patted his neck, which was damp with sweat, and loosened my hold on the reins.
We hold on to mobile phones and chargers - man drawers are like mini mobile phone museums. The Sun
But hold on, what's that whirring sound? Times, Sunday Times
It is hard to get a hold on him as he flickers between tough and tender, radical and reactionary, liberal and conservative. Times, Sunday Times
As the details were revealed, I thought of our soldiers and their families ..so brave, yet going though a tragic time right now ... and yet so selfishly, so much wanting to hold onto my son. Archive 2008-08-01
Hold on a minute while I get my breath back.
In the three offerings this reviewer took in, there was ample variety and stagecraft to hold one's attention, even when the musical interest was less than compelling.
He retained his hold on her wrist but made no move to pull her to her feet.
What else is there to hold onto at times like this but common humanity? BLACK KNIGHTS: On the Bloody Road to Baghdad
I should not allow such a thought to take hold on me.
His programme: reform the moribund economy but hold onto power at all costs. Times, Sunday Times
According to Lebanese law, every tobacco grower is allowed to hold only four dunams of tobacco-producing land to make his living.
When we hardheadedly choose to hold on to strife, we are choosing to step out of God’s protection. Become a Better You
To make things interesting, the raider cannot inhale while on the other side -- and to prove it, he must continually chant the word "kabaddi," which comes from the Hindi term meaning "to hold one's breath. Anyone for Kabaddi?
Hold on to all these smells until the evening, when you can deliver them up on to the blank paper.
To record the gain, Huntington used a recent dictate from the Financial Accounting Standards Board that addresses the value of debt-backed investments that companies hold on their balance sheets.
A GOP Senator called the cloakroom hours before the bill was to reach the floor and put a hold on it. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
Zinc atoms have a looser hold on their electrons than carbon atoms do. The Harper Dictionary of Science in Everyday Language
Just enough to keep the grades above the low-water mark so I could hold on to my draft deferment. BLACK EAGLES
My idle hands proceeded to pound, wrench, twist, pry, and yank at anything I could get a hold on.
Although Charon is very small, and would not have much gravity to hold on to an atmosphere, it is so far from the sun and so cold that the researchers speculate some gases could yet be retained.
And when the full-contact dancing got too intense (“Hold on a minute, this level of shoving is just ridiculous,” he said, mid-song), he cleared out a huge space in the middle of the floor and sent fans on a relay race up and around the balcony. CMJ Music Marathon: Noise or Mess, but Definitely Punk - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com
I am further advised that a temporary hold on consignments of beef products from Canada will remain in place until further information is available from Canada.
The woman is trying to slip quarters into the machine slot with one hand while struggling to hold on to the feisty girl with her other hand.
Nell's work demonstrates that a few families of Khoisan or slave origin managed to keep a tenuous hold on land through the first half of the nineteenth century, but for most Khoisan in the region, it is safe to assume that, as Giliomee wrote about the eastern frontier, "Such was the structure of colonial society that even Ordinance 50 of 1828 failed materially to change the position of the Khoikhoi. Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa
You can't cling to the past, because no matter how tightly you hold on, it's already gone.
What's to say there's not a homeless soul on a cold Dublin street who occasionally glances at a digital photo - using the memories evoked by the image to hold onto reality for yet another day.
He would, with the greatest of ease, before of weighting midhook, by dear home trashold on the raging canal, for othersites of Jorden, (heave a hevy, waterboy!) make one of hissens with a knockonacow and a chow collegions and fire off, gheol ghiornal, foull subustioned mullmud, his farced epistol to the hibruws. Finnegans Wake
Assigning the job is serious work; many studbook keepers hold onto their unpaid posts for decades. StarTribune.com rss feed

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