hang onto

Example Sentences

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Chances are, if you hang onto it long enough, you’ll make your money back, with perhaps a little extra.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Inventory is especially scarce right now as would-be sellers continue to hang onto their low-rate mortgages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

But in a game that featured 24 lead changes the Rockets couldn't hang onto the 13-point lead they took into the final quarter.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

Such successful formats are hard to come by, particularly in the face of increasing pressure from streaming, which is why the corporation is so keen to hang onto it.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

Children almost always hang onto things tighter than their parents think they will.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White