Advertisement
Advertisement
held off
Example Sentences
Still, other media organizations, looking at the very same data, held off until Saturday morning before officially declaring Biden the winner, haunted by the memory of past missteps.
England held off a physical Samoa side to claim a hard-fought victory in the opening match of their two-Test series.
On Monday, Judge William Henry Scott ruled that Young did not act illegally, but held off on deciding whether the term “black market” in the story implied criminality.
So far, California regulators have held off on the idea of banning engineered stone, instead deciding to impose stricter rules for workplace safety.
Oil lobbyists and Republicans argued that if gasoline is held off the market and placed in reserve, it will reduce supply at the pump and raise prices.
Advertisement
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse