holding

Example Sentences

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Drawing inspiration from a scene from Love Actually, he was holding a stack of handwritten cue cards, saying he had "a question".

From BBC

“People think I’m on drugs because of my appearance,” says Joe H., a lanky, long-haired brunette holding an electric guitar on his lap.

From The Wall Street Journal

The holding encompasses seven parcels of land and a fish pond with a private, white-sand beach.

From MarketWatch

He was unfazed by the oversight and was more than comfortable holding his own against older players because of his experience in wrestling.

From BBC

"It is not rocket science. The pitch wasn't seaming everywhere, it was just holding a little bit – that's why England won the toss and had a bowl."

From BBC