hold down
Example Sentences
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But can the company hold down utility bills?
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Still, the company said it helped hold down ticket prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
And we spoke with a middle-aged woman with schizophrenia and panic disorder who lives with her brother’s family because she can’t hold down a job and fears being left alone in a nursing home.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
The duo will hold down the fort from Times Square beginning at 5 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025
When his chin went hard, he was really trying to hold down the lid on a private volcano, but sometimes the lid blew.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
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