hold on
Example Sentences
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“I may have to do what everybody else is doing and just hold on to my vehicle as long as I can.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
And hold on, wait a minute: Will that give Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka and his growing cast of front-office colleagues pause this offseason?
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
They are afraid of locking in the loss, so they hold on while it gets bigger and bigger until their capital is trapped and they cannot act on anything new.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
The most likely scenario is for heatwave conditions to hold on until at least the middle of next week, with a change to something a little cooler and more unsettled from Thursday onward.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
‘Just hold on a minute and I’ll get the key so I can unlock the bicycle.’
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
