hang onto
Example Sentences
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Chances are, if you hang onto it long enough, you’ll make your money back, with perhaps a little extra.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
As other analysts have mentioned, IBM’s strength is its ability to hang onto clients and spur repeat purchases.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Each robotic animal comes in an edition of two, which have sold out, but the artist plans to hang onto a third version of each dog, called an artist’s proof in art-market parlance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
But in the thin upper atmosphere, carbon dioxide can’t hang onto its extra heat.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2025
He spoke in a way that made me want to hang onto his every word.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
