hold fast
Example Sentences
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A machine may be allocated a wide range of quotidian writing tasks, but let flesh and blood hold fast the art of writing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
It's impossible to know the depth of his support, and whether this profound yearning for change leads some to hold fast to a familiar symbol.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
For all the turbulence and doomsaying that has rattled Hollywood in recent years, Telluride has managed to hold fast to its identity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025
Even if her colleagues won’t hold fast to it in future cases, it tells lower courts that they cannot abandon this principle.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2025
A hammer intends to strike, a vise intends to hold fast, a lever intends to lift.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
