Example Sentences

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Borel, the sommelier, recalled Ray pleading with him to let her go after she was stopped at his inn, claiming that Krndija had been holding her against her will.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Before his death, Darbyshire had been holding songwriting workshops in London.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

Capital One felt so good about how borrowers are paying back credit cards and auto loans that it released $760 million it had been holding back to cover potential losses.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

“You could see what she had been holding all that time. You can feel it fly from her body.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025

He had been holding on to this information for ever so long.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill