holdover
Example Sentences
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At 36, he’s the third-oldest player on one of the NHL’s oldest teams and the last holdover from the 2014 Stanley Cup team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Incoming presidents therefore inherit holdover commissioners, nominating new members for Senate consideration as vacancies emerge.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Miran can stay on as a holdover until a successor is confirmed, but that seat is spoken for—it is the vehicle for installing the new chair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
On Monday afternoon, sporadic vuvuzela toots and car horns could still be heard downtown, although unclear whether a holdover from the prior night's celebrations or in anticipation of the team's forthcoming arrival.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
Descartes was a late holdover, a victim of his success in marrying algebra to geometry.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
