take hold
Grasp, as in Take hold of this end of the rope. [Late 1500s]
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How to use take hold in a sentence
The use of cannabis as an intoxicant began to take hold in America in the early 1900s.
The long process of programming of the money would mean its effect would not take hold until well into next year.
I even took it as a possible sign that 20 years after the fact, perhaps the healing process had begun to take hold.
Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) said a crisis of confidence is beginning to take hold in both areas.
Obama Pivots, Democrats Panic on Health-Care Rollout | Patricia Murphy | November 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA few places integrated in the 1950s, but it really took until the early- to mid-1970s for integration to take hold.
The concerto made a generally dazzling and difficult impression upon me, but did not "take hold" of me particularly.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayOr rather shall it take hold of my strength, shall it make peace with me, shall it make peace with me?
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousI'd just admire to take hold this job an' clear the weeds an' rubbidge offen Skyrie.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondIf I was a younger man, Mrs. Prentice, I would take hold of your property and get you twenty-five per cent.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonIf you take hold of your dress on both sides, in that way, and drag it up so high, you will be set down as a raw country girl.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence Hartley
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