hold over

Example Sentences

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We Pay The Tariffs, a coalition of small businesses that has spoken out against the tariffs, said the trade war has put hiring and expansion plans on hold over the past year.

From MarketWatch

That range is roughly the same as where margins have held over the past two years.

From MarketWatch

That’s manipulative and, given that you are now divorced, this seems like another way to have a financial and/or emotional hold over you.

From MarketWatch

There’s nothing being held over one another’s head.

From Los Angeles Times

Can they go on the road and break the hex that Scotland have held over them in recent years?

From BBC