Use "hold out" in a sentence

1. He decides to hold out as long as he can

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2. I hold out the stone the girl gave me so he can see it

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3. Two boys emerge from the crowd and, grinning from ear to ear, they hold out two bottles of blue wonder

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4. “Hold out your hand, Thomas

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5. In all such disputes, the masters can hold out much longer

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6. But they wouldn’t hold out, not when the combined power of the entire Sanctuary had failed to stop Ostedes

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7. “Not so long as this tea and the morning sun hold out

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8. “Look, I didn’t pack a lunch, but I’ll hold out as long as I can

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9. If this carries on, we won’t make it to the beacon, whether our supplies hold out or not

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10. hold out his hands to check for danger

11. She told him not to hold out much hope, as there were probably thousands of herbalists in the country, and as she didn't deal with any of them - most of her products were imported - she could only ring around and hope that somebody knew Shelagh Carr

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12. As for how long they would hold out against a horde of Souljhin attackers, the man would only say that he hoped it did not come to that

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13. and their men collectively were a great threat to the Union, and they were all in a position to hold out for years and years as

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14. Major Melstone and RSM Greaves came over to us and the RSM said, Right young Lamb you are now a Lance Corporal the Colonel has made you up in the field now hold out your arm

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15. “We will try to hold out for as long as possible in the hope that the attack may proceed later but we must be ready to make our way back to our own lines should it be impossible to hold on here

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16. He could not hold out much longer

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17. Liz shook her head and said, “Are you kidding? I thought we were screwed unless he got a new contract and he said he was going to hold out till he got one

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18. and hoped it would hold out for the night

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19. They were threatening to hurt Bitsy and Edward, my son, but I was hoping that I could hold out another day before trying to lie my way

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20. We only have to hold out until then

21. With one arm wrapped around her tiny waist, he used his other hand to hold out her thumb, examining it carefully

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22. She hoped that her mother’s advice would turn out to be right this time, even though she didn’t hold out much hope that it would

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23. The food supply couldn’t hold out for an extended time

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24. “Can you hold out here?”

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25. We’d told the guys to hold out a little while longer while I performed my antics, allowing Alice and Bob (the caterpillar and unicorn respectively - I didn’t know at the time that they were such a nice couple) to keep firing, especially at the hell-bat swarms that had filled the place with their droppings

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26. We can't hold out much longer

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27. With tears in her eyes, the only thing that she would say was that we should hold out as long as we can because the answer

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28. I only hope that the storm god relents and gives us a little more time, but I don’t hold out much hope

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29. Before I lose my nerve, I hold out the screen for him to take

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30. king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out

31. "Hold out your hand," he said to Carl

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32. Hold out on the venting

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33. The tumen on the flank was able to hold out until the reserve smashed into the enemy and sent them reeling to the south

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34. “Hold out Stink Shield please, I beg you!” he muttered to

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35. 14 And Satan said to him, "Hold out your hand, and put it inside my hand

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36. materials, you should hold out for more than a few dollars

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37. For the moment, I’ll hold out on the restraining order

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38. 14 And Satan said to him "Hold out your hand and put it inside my hand

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39. All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days

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40. While we were north of it, no matter how involved we were with other things and places, I could hold out the hope that somehow, someway, I could rescue my wife

41. In a desperate gamble, he took as much power as he could personally hold out of his attack

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42. If we can just hold out until it stops, Moshe thought, I'm sure it will stop, he continued, trying to

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43. places, I could hold out the hope that somehow, someway, I could rescue my wife

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44. No! How could I even think such a thing! Hadn’t Anton Hoffman said that Louella had a good heart? She wouldn’t hold out on me

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45. “If only ol' George's pipes hold out, I think we've

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46. The afterlife must hold outstanding rewards for this level of dedication she thought

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47. There's nothing you can do from up there, and you can't hold out forever

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48. ‘You cannot hold out against this power forever, give it up now and die quickly Tamar, I will be through your defences shortly

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49. "So I guess we hold out here?" asked Summers, retrieving the beacon

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50. "Did you see anything on your way in, somewhere we could hold out?"

51. If we can find it, that would be an awesome place to hold out

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52. It was not yet time to find sleep, and I could still hold out

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53. Surely we wouldn’t have to hold out much longer

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54. “That’s because you were a hold out

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55. „As long as the roads hold out

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56. ‘We’re all going to do it, so hold out your wrists!’ Ishbel snapped, out of patience with her subordinates

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57. You can see the headlines! Gay Teacher’s Love-Nest with Student Erupts in Violence! By the time they’d finished with us I’d be unemployable, Robert would have had a nervous breakdown and I wouldn’t hold out too much hope for our relationship

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58. Television and a late lunch provided some distraction and he managed to hold out until about four that afternoon

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59. `Hold out your hand and it will come to you,' a voice in her head said

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60. “They are rotten to the core and unless you hold out your hand with the rest of them then you are excluded from everything

61. “He couldn’t hold out even a tenth of what Tobias has endured

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62. As I watched, a sentry patrolled the yard; stopping occasionally to hold out a device shaped like a globe and scanned the woods

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63. Weren’t most court settlements conducted in the same way? She could accept what she had coming to her, or she could hold out for a higher purpose

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64. I put a few steps in his direction and hold out my hand with the mobile phone to him

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65. Sebastian wondered how long they could hold out

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66. Sebastian wondered how long they could hold out against the onslaught

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67. Their only hope was to hold out in the farmhouse for as long as possible and prey the cavalry arrived in the nick of time

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68. ‘We’ve only got to hold out for a couple of minutes then it’ll be your friends that’ll be cornered

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69. hold out against one who used

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70. "We have to hold out for more money," the first man said matter-of-factly in a loud voice easily heard across the room

71. I was just on 70 years of age at this stage so I didn"t hold out much hope that I would be chosen

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72. “Then hold out y'left hand

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73. We cannot expect to hold out against a biological need but we can be

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74. Just how long they could hold out

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75. If all else failed, I would not communicate with either parent, and I could hold out longer than they could because they began to think they had gone too far, and I had been traumatized

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76. Hold Out For the Best Offer

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77. “Guys, c’mon, don’t hold out on me

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78. “Torment and shadow? Hmm, I’ll not hold out for a birthday card from her then?”

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79. Thus nine attacking divisions, without any heavy equipment, would be expected to hold out against twenty nine defending divisions for this period

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80. You bravely hold out and say nothing, yet the people you are trying to protect tell us everything

81. Berlin was no Stalingrad; it might hold out against the Soviets through fanaticism and terror for a few days, but no more

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82. discovery that we hold out as evidence of our civilization, we can just

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83. years, without destroying the last bit of hope that humans hold out,

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84. Hold out a hand

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85. have been stupid enough to get caught but even with truth serum, he’l hold out

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86. " Aw come on buddy, don't hold out

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87. I hold out my arms

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88. He didn’t seem to hold out much hope that people would actually take his message to heart

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89. They were now in hiding, trying to hold out as long as they could

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90. "I still hold out for perfection today

91. Syd is familiar with the cave network and believes we can hold out for a long time

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92. He tried to hold out a hand to stroke it, but couldn’t move

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93. We played Hold Out Your Hand for the Ruler

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94. “Do the red markers on the map indicate detained Melioran armies, or hold outs?”

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95. “Hold outs,” Richter said flatly

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96. temptation to hold out one of her Garibaldi biscuits towards it, and asked, ‘Does it eat squashed flies?’

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97. could hold out for so long and still remained undefeated

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98. in on her and so I tell her to push herself up on one piece, hold out her hands to

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99. Marcus said I could hold out for more in damages, but…”

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100. “Perhaps with just gruel, they could hold out for a month