How to Use holdover in a Sentence

holdover

1 of 2 noun
  • He is the only holdover from their last championship team.
  • This policy is a holdover from the previous administration.
  • Evans is a holdover from last season.
    — Mike Kaye updated August 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The sexism was still a holdover at that time.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Holmes is the lone holdover from the group who is still on the roster.
    — Sarah Todd, Philly.com, 18 June 2018
  • Samac is a holdover who is well-liked by the staff and front office.
    — Mike Kaye april 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The measure was a holdover from the last session.
    — Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Rounding out the rest of the top five at the box office were holdovers.
    — Tre'vell Anderson, latimes.com, 4 June 2017
  • No other team has as many Pac-12 holdovers.
    — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • So – once again – Square Enix must release a holdover for fans.
    — George Yang, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Quinerly is one of the few holdovers from that game on either team.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Most holdovers in the top 10 a year ago dropped 50% or steeper.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025
  • That her instinct toward structure is a holdover from the way things used to work.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • But Rodriguez, a holdover from the Maduro regime, may not have much time left.
    — Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Better to play into the weekend, and holdover.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Regardless, in the months since the May crash, the road has yet to see any holdover project.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The very idea of a subminimum wage is a racist holdover from the era of slavery.
    — Adrian Boafo, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The availability of one key holdover from last year is in question.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Reynolds was the lone holdover with the program from the Clint Myers era.
    — Sam Blum | [email protected], al.com, 14 June 2019
  • Dray, 38, is one of the few holdovers from Matt Eberflus’ staff.
    — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Rounding out the lower half of the top 10 were a mix of holdovers and new entries.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Jesse Davis was the lone holdover as a starter from last year’s starting offensive line.
    — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Even with a massive hit arriving on the scene though, there’s still some business for the holdovers.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 July 2024
  • Three years later — with just six holdovers from the first roster — the Red Sox won again.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • Where is the best spot for Davis, who is expected to be the lone holdover from last year’s starting unit?
    — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Bullpen coach Jose Rosado is the only holdover from the last two seasons.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Another holdover, Iron Lung, is coming in at third.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Chen, another holdover from last season, took a huge step playing overseas.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Matthew McCoy, the sole holdover, slid outside from right guard to right tackle this spring.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • The sign on the door is not a holdover from some earlier stage of the coronavirus pandemic.
    — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 14 Apr. 2023

hold over

2 of 2 verb
  • This year it's being held over two days.
    — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Arnett was a man who fear seemed to have no hold over.
    — Peter Bergen, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The suspect emerged from a house with his arms held over his head.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN, 22 Aug. 2019
  • The king is hidden from view by a gold cloth held over the chair.
    — USA TODAY, 4 May 2023
  • That’s the only hold over coach from last season and that unit played well.
    — Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
  • In the first clip, Wren was held over the basin as his full head of hair was washed.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
  • In the first clip, Wren is held over the basin as his full head of hair gets washed.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Touch and hold over the text in the picture, and the grab points will appear around it.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2021
  • The draft was held over three days in late April in Nashville.
    — Rich Cohen, Harper's magazine, 19 Aug. 2019
  • The Express could have held over a hundred.
    — Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Both knew the sway that the governor’s name held over the other.
    — Vivian Wang, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2018
  • Our conference calls are held over video, and no one mentions the hole.
    — Simon Rich, Time, 4 Aug. 2023
  • That was the prize for the latest look-alike contest held over the weekend.
    — Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Jury selection was held over three days this week.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Before the days of our handy appliance, bread was held over the fire with a long fork.
    — Tammy Algood, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The boys and girls state finals are held over three days each in back-to-back weeks in March.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Live sessions are held over video, phone, or chat, and last 45 minutes.
    — Brittany Vargas, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The clinic, which was held over two days last week, made use of several rooms in the church.
    — Libby Watson, The New Republic, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Racing in a variety of series will be held over the three days.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
  • This is a sturdy, wooden toy chest that can hold over 240 pounds of toys.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 28 Apr. 2021
  • But there are signs the government feels more confident of its hold over the area.
    — Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
  • The side pocket has a zipper closure and is large enough to hold over-ear headphones.
    — Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
  • Lie-ins, walkouts, and protests in front of the White House were held over the past week.
    — Sarah Gray, Time, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Maduko’s curious hold over the top leaders of the system would have grown stronger.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
  • This was just the first of many searches the community would hold over the months and years to come.
    — Emma Steele, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2024
  • The idea that this is the thing Putin is holding over his head doesn't quite register.
    — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2018
  • That further dilutes Iran’s hold over the strait—its top source of leverage.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 June 2026
  • These numbers are evidence that the Olympics still has a strong hold over this group of folks.
    — NBC News, 11 Feb. 2018
  • There will be a salon series held over the course of the exhibition in the back room of the gallery.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com, 12 July 2018
  • Because LeBron’s free agency has a cap hold over their cap space.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 25 June 2026

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