Example Sentences

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That failure, occurring on the very day New York luminaries were holding a banquet in Field’s honor, might have convinced many entrepreneurs to try a different line of business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The first few they saw were holding mufflers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

O'Neill suggested that would be understandable if his side were holding on to a lead in the final stages.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

"People across Lebanon were holding their breath for a ceasefire agreement, but a wave of deadly strikes plunged the country into panic and chaos," said Agnes Dhur, the ICRC's head of delegation in Lebanon.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The branches of the trees looked as if they were holding hands and bowing their heads in prayer.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah