hold at bay
Example Sentences
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Nor could it hold at bay the tweet screenshots and TikTok reuploads that thundered its way.
From Slate • Jul. 16, 2024
But Perez is joined on the front row by Alonso's Aston Martin, which Leclerc only just managed to hold at bay in Azerbaijan.
From BBC • May 6, 2023
“We are making staggering sacrifices in human life to defend not only our country, but also to hold at bay those forces which threaten global security,” Mr. Mohib, the Afghan national security adviser, said.
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2019
However much he refuses to perspire, even he cannot hold at bay forever the strains of time and his calling.
From The Guardian • Jun. 23, 2010
Certainly the formation would prove invulnerable against such an attack, as was evidenced by the way in which a herd of oxen could hold at bay the dogs from the sledge teams.
From The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? by Scott, G. Firth
