holding pen
Example Sentences
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The firm began this year by forcing clients into a holding pen that prevented them from redeeming any money until 2026 and limiting withdrawals thereafter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025
Except the kitchen at 221B is… well, it’s not a kitchen so much as a crime-scene-adjacent holding pen.
From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025
“We shined shoes, cleaned car windows, sold cigarettes — whatever we needed to do to survive,” recalled Ortega, sitting outside the government compound that housed the ill-fated immigration holding pen.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2023
For many patients, it felt like they were stuck in a holding pen, often without much hope of being released.
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2022
A holding pen for Fred while he and Jenny Yen negotiated terms for the dog’s ransom.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
