hold out

Example Sentences

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Fortunately, a great blessing of AI technology is that it holds out the promise of facilitating the transition of workers from the jobs of the past to the jobs of the future.

From The Wall Street Journal

I hated to think of that train to Colorado leaving the station without me, butI didn’t hold out a lot of hope.

From Literature

Each egg is held out of sight of the moon, until the right person appears.

From Literature

As she told Salon in 2000, her manager gamely spun her disappearance from public view as intentional, that she was holding out for suitable scripts.

From Salon

“Please, stop,” she said, holding out a hand to deflect my words.

From Literature