hold in
Example Sentences
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Zverev's ability to inject more pace in the baseline exchanges helped him decisively break in the 10th game of the third set, but tension took hold in a dramatic fourth set.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Buoyed by the prospect of a ceasefire that may finally take hold in Lebanon, investors pushed many U.S. stocks higher.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
That’s roughly the percentage you can comfortably hold in stocks, particularly if you are risk-averse.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
When Covid-19 took hold in 2020, the Fed rapidly slashed its benchmark rate to zero and rolled out new support measures, moves that helped to prevent a more severe economic downturn.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Mal spoke as if she had been struggling to hold in the question and couldn’t: “What have you done, to get chained? Nobody else we’ve seen is chained.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
