holding

Example Sentences

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As head of the Hansen’s Disease Clinic at New York’s Bellevue Hospital for nearly 25 years, the dermatologist made a point of holding his patients’ hands.

From The Wall Street Journal

With fullbacks holding the width instead of wingers, Liverpool lack one versus one quality out wide.

From BBC

In that game, Tagovailoa was relegated to wearing a headset and holding a dry erase board as the most expensive backup in NFL history.

From The Wall Street Journal

So it was five grown adults in a tent made for three people, the polyester fabric straining and holding its shape by a thread.

From Los Angeles Times

As Benjamin sat in ICE detention, community members — many of them local teachers — rallied around him and his family, raising tens of thousands of dollars and holding news conferences demanding his release.

From Los Angeles Times