hold back
Example Sentences
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“But our game is sport. That means keeping sport a neutral ground. A place where every athlete can compete freely, without being held back by the politics or divisions of their governments.”
From Los Angeles Times
Long, the Helsinki videogame developer, cautioned that Chinese developers were held back by U.S. controls on AI chips, which could make further advances more difficult.
"The PM is fighting for the millions of people in poverty who are held back by a system that doesn't work for them," he added.
From BBC
The ongoing rotation into non-tech sectors such as energy, materials, and industrials is creating a broader, more diversified level of overall exposure—but it’s also holding back gains for the S&P 500.
From Barron's
Construction has remained sluggish, held back by last year’s elevated interest rates and economic uncertainty that continued to weigh on the housing market.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
