hold back

Example Sentences

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Singer Kim Petras has asked to be dropped from her record label, claiming she has been held back from releasing music.

From BBC

Those uncertainties are holding back investment and cutting consumers’ appetite to spend, keeping a lid on economic growth in the eurozone.

From The Wall Street Journal

Later, television cameras zoomed in on him on the Morocco bench, after he had been substituted in extra time, holding back tears.

From BBC

And I don’t want to be held back or feel responsible for his financial choices.

From MarketWatch

"For too long, the North has been held back by underinvestment and years of dither and delay," Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said.

From BBC