hold one's own
Example Sentences
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It’s a hard sound to land without veering into pastiche, let alone to hold one’s own amid the heavy arrangements.
From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2019
Being required to hold one’s own against the then seven-time Oscar-nominated acting legend might have daunted some actors, but the young woman from Skelmanthorpe in West Yorkshire seemed surprised at the suggestion.
From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2017
I found out long before I came off the ice; and then, like an absurd fool as I was, I thought myself showing how to deal courteously and hold one's own with such people.'
From The Pillars of the House, V1 by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
The resource and the ready knowledge of the subject under debate necessary to hold one's own in such running contests of wit Is an almost essential characteristic of a party leader.
From The Making of Arguments by Gardiner, J. H.
Was that a time to strike a blow, and show one could hold one's own?
From Hunger by Hamsun, Knut
