hole
noun
an opening through something; gap; aperture.
holed
Example Sentences
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He spent much of the weekend holed up in Wilkinson’s Washington offices, where lawyers took turns role-playing as the judge and peppering lawyers with the toughest questions they could devise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 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
There’s an alternate universe where Taylor Tomlinson is a young adult fantasy author holed up in a cabin miles from civilization.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 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
Meanwhile, I spend my weekends alone, holed up in a room with my Singer sewing machine.
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
