hang onto
Example Sentences
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Still, these men prefer to hang onto it rather than accept the troubling possibility that women are just people — and most are easy to get along with if you treat them like equals.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
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
Inventory is especially scarce right now as would-be sellers continue to hang onto their low-rate mortgages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 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
Now he was holding himself upright only with his mouth, and he had to hang onto the key or then press it down again with the whole weight of his body, as necessary.
From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka
