hole
noun
an opening through something; gap; aperture.
holed
Example Sentences
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He took swimming and tennis lessons at his local YMCA, but more importantly, he holed up in its cozy reading nook.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Three years later, Kao holed up in a conference room to recount the Corner Bakery meeting to a group of four FBI agents and federal prosecutors.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
With the light fading on the Bernardus course in the Netherlands, Jennifer Kupcho holed a nerve-shredding putt from the edge of the 18th green to snatch a point and leave the teams tied at 8-8.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Hoge spent a week holed up in a conference room with Moderna’s top chemical engineer, sketching designs and estimating the cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Besides, with him holed up in my craft room, I had no choice but to craft at the kitchen table like an amateur again.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
