hold out

I agree: women like sex, too, so they probably won't hold out forever.

For a while, I held out hope that with time and credible information, he would somehow snap out of the ultra-conservative, extremist-leaning, blind loyalty he seems to have embraced.

White working-class voters have, without question, rallied to the GOP in increasing numbers over the last decade-plus, but Democrats hold out eternal hope that the trend can be reversed.

It is a question of how long they can hold out for, and then how many goals Manchester City will score.

She said she had job opportunities at other area departments in her early 20s, but she held out for an offer from the LAPD.