How to Use hold on in a Sentence

hold on

verb
  • One shop on the street has a hold on shares.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Or held on to my idea of him, at any rate.
    — Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Harper held on to record the out.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Monaco, hold on to your race cars.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Jail records show he's being held on no bond.
    — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Jail records show he's being held on no bond.
    — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Djokovic broke for 3-2 in the third but couldn’t hold on.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Her next court date is set to be held on May 4.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Then sell any valuable items that no one wants to hold on to.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The Cyclones held on for the win.
    — Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
  • So why did this idea have such a hold on Bird through the years?
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 25 June 2026
  • And so both of us did that for a year, two years, and then had to hold on to it.
    — Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • All of this and more enabled it to hold on to the third spot on the list.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 20 Jan. 2026
  • He was held on a $100,000 bond.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Xavier was able to stabilize and make enough free throws to hold on.
    — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2023
  • She has been held on $100,000 bail.
    — Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Tap and hold on any chat, and select Mute from the pop-up menu.
    — WIRED, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The camera holds on them mid-ascent.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
  • When the world is hurting and people have been harmed, hold on to this.
    — Adrianne Wright, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2026
  • The Sky would hold on to the lead to get their sixth win of the season.
    — Ben Morse, CNN, 24 June 2024
  • Hogan is being held on a $1 million bond.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • This will mark the second year in a row that the show has been held on a weekend.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2024
  • She was ordered held on a $1 million cash bail.
    — Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • She is being held on a $1 million bond.
    — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • She is being held on a $1 million bond.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • She is being held on a $1 million bond.
    — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Their home opener will be held on March 31.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
  • He is being held on $2 million bail.
    — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • In the case of a runoff, that election will be held on April 7.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
  • He is being held on $2,500 bail.
    — Riley Rourke, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026

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