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

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

That is a somewhat granular data point that pessimists will hang onto, as they fear “white box” competition, or the emergence of Big Tech’s own equipment taking share from Arista’s.

From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025

But in the thin upper atmosphere, carbon dioxide can’t hang onto its extra heat.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2025

“I think that if you’ll hang onto my feet,” said Margalo, “I can fly ashore with you. It’s worth trying anyway. How much do you weigh?”

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White