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
But in a game that featured 24 lead changes the Rockets couldn't hang onto the 13-point lead they took into the final quarter.
From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026
“I guess what I’m saying is hang onto your Tesla stock,” he added later.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
Such successful formats are hard to come by, particularly in the face of increasing pressure from streaming, which is why the corporation is so keen to hang onto it.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025
He would hang onto these rocks, all right, of that he was certain.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
