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retain rights to
keep my job for me while I give birth
keep my seat, please
keep open the possibility of a merger
How To Use hold open In A Sentence
- They would barely hold open a window, let alone a door. Times, Sunday Times
- The Insect House - at work, amidst the dictyopteran vistas and rows of captive orthoptera, where I sweep the floors, change the light bulbs, hold open the refuse sacks that the two curators fill with the detritus of insect life - this was where it all started.
- The one great purpose of the Church's existence is to share that bread of life; to hold open in its words and actions a place where we can be with Jesus and to be channels for his free, unanxious, utterly demanding, grown-up love. Enthronement sermon
- Moreover, it is perhaps doubtful whether many delinquents hold openly oppositional views or values as Cohen suggests.
- They hold open the envelope as the balloon is inflated.
- Athy Musical and Dramatic Society will hold open auditions for the next drama presentation.
