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How to Use "Hold" with Example Sentences
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hold
(n):
a grip on something; influence or control
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Used with adjectives:
"
He had a
firm
hold
on her arm.
"
(firm, tight)
"
He still has a
powerful
hold
over her.
"
(powerful, strong, firm, tight)
"
Her
fragile
hold
on reality was slipping away.
"
(fragile, weak)
Used with verbs:
"
She
grabbed
hold
of the rope.
"
(grabbed, grasped, got, took, caught)
"
He
has
a tight
hold
on the railing.
"
(has, kept)
"
She
lost
her
hold
on the rope and fell to the ground.
"
(lost)
"
He
tightened
his
hold
so she wouldn't fall.
"
(tightened)
"
He finally
released
his
hold
on the handle.
"
(released, relaxed, loosened)
"
The government is trying to
maintain
their
hold
on the city.
"
(maintain, keep, increase, strengthen, tighten)
"
They are trying to
break
his
hold
over her.
"
(break, weaken, loosen)
Used with prepositions:
"
I kept a tight
hold
on
her arm.
"
(on)
"
The cult has a strong
hold
over
her.
"
(over)
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hold
(v):
to carry something in your hands or arms; to contain something; to keep; to maintain a position
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Used with adverbs:
"
He
securely
held
her arm to keep her from falling.
"
(securely, tightly, firmly)
"
He
loosely
held
her injured arm.
"
(loosely, carefully, gently)
"
His beliefs are
widely
held
by the rest of the group.
"
(widely, commonly)
"
She won't change her
deeply
held
views.
"
(deeply, firmly, strongly)
"
I don't understand his
publicly
held
opinion.
"
(publicly, privately)
Used with nouns:
"
The
room
holds
two hundred people.
"
(room, auditorium)
"
This
container
holds
a lot.
"
(container, bucket, bowl, cup, vase, bag, box)
"
I really hope the
weather
holds
.
"
(weather)
"
His
theory
doesn't
hold
up to the investigation.
"
(theory)
"
The
library
holds
his personal collection.
"
(library, archive, museum)
"
The
computer
holds
all the data.
"
(computer, disk)
"
She
held
onto his
arm
.
"
(arm, foot, leg, hand, waist)
"
He
holds
some strange
opinions
.
"
(opinions, views, beliefs, viewpoints, misconceptions)
"
They will
hold
a special
election
in the spring.
"
(election, meeting, conference, ceremony, session)
"
He
held
the
rope
tightly.
"
(rope, baby, bag, briefcase, note)
"
She
holds
a
doctorate
from Harvard.
"
(doctorate, degree)
"
He
held
her
attention
.
"
(attention, gaze, eye)
"
They
held
a
banquet
for new members.
"
(banquet, event, luncheon, party, gala, dinner)
"
He
holds
the
title
of dean.
"
(title, position, office)
"
They are
holding
the
championship
in Los Angeles.
"
(championship, game, competition, tournament)
"
They will
hold
a
press conference
in the morning.
"
(press conference, news conference)
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