hole up

Example Sentences

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I clear my schedule and hole up in the library, only to fritter away hours doing everything but writing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Holly’s sudden social-media fame as a wood-splitting DIY farm fatale sends Alison into full freakout mode: Maybe she shouldn’t hole up in her studio and write the next book.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2025

This month, you and your partner can escape to the Catskills and hole up in one of 11 new private cabins called the Rounds.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024

Now during raids she and her children hole up in a corner by the bathroom, where another wall separates them from their one-room apartment’s exterior.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024

He shuts down the saw and wriggles through the raw hole, up the ladder behind it, and into the garret.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr