hole
noun
an opening through something; gap; aperture.
holed
Example Sentences
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It demands teamwork, whether aboard a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier or holed up in a bombed-out Iraqi city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 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
All very well – but Liverpool's opening draws against Newcastle United and Forest showed a fault which holed them below the waterline last season has not been addressed.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
After the deaths of their parents, the aging bluebloods holed up in their stately Harlem rowhouse, once a picture of Gilded Age polish, and became a public curiosity.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
That often kept her holed up in the office taking care of a mountain of paperwork.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
