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holding pen

NOUN
  1. a pen where livestock is temporarily confined

How To Use holding pen In A Sentence

  • Airlines say they would like passengers to be kept in holding pens while they await immigration controls. Times, Sunday Times
  • They carefully wrapped up the ailing mammals so they could be taken to a holding pen yesterday. The Sun
  • But an equally colorful sideshow, with real clowns, takes place in a small park across the street, where diverse protest groups—focused on concerns such as Tibetan nomads, killings in Guinea and gay rights in Iran—wedge into what amounts to a well-guarded holding pen to have their say. By U.N. 'Circus,' a Sideshow of Opinions
  • That year, 21 birds were released from holding pens at the Harewood estate near Leeds, and a further 19 the following year.
  • Last season, there were an average of 3.02 holding penalties per game.
  • But Thomas took a holding penalty 2 1/2 minutes later and Daniel Sedin parked in the high slot to neatly redirect a slap pass from Henrik past Joseph to tie it. USATODAY.com - Hockey - Phoenix vs. Vancouver
  • The foundation helps animal lovers buy horses directly from their holding pens.
  • They carefully wrapped up the ailing mammals so they could be taken to a holding pen yesterday. The Sun
  • They carefully wrapped up the ailing mammals so they could be taken to a holding pen yesterday. The Sun
  • This is a difficult one, but explains the idea of a waiting room or holding pen at airports. Times, Sunday Times
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