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Sentence count:253+16Posted:2017-07-23Updated:2020-07-24
Similar words: holdupfold uphold uphold-upbuild-upbuildupbuild upheldMeaning: adj. delayed or obstructed. 
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(121) But amid all the opulence Mrs Marcos held up a pair of innocuous blue espadrilles as her favourite pair.
(122) Fortunately, the newly constructed grandstands held up under the stress of several hundred fans.
(123) But the much-needed corporate shakeout is held up by feeble bankruptcy rules.
(124) However it was held up by Dole, who is now the Senate majority leader and Republican presidential candidate.
(125) At the edge sat Pemaquid Light, a fat thumb of a tower held up to measure the measureless indigo sky.
(126) As play was held up Bucknor strolled over to the scene of the trouble and appealed for calm.
(127) Hamman had stood back then, and held up the tattoo above his right wrist.
(128) I held up the sweaters, turning from side to side, shaking my head.
(129) None could be held up as creator, sustainer or judge of the world.
(130) Their lawyers held up proceedings with a flood of objections that dragged out the hearing for 17 months.
(131) Read in studio A masked robber armed with a shotgun has held up a newsagent's shop.
(132) It held up tram traffic for several hours, while the police investigated the cause.
(133) She tore the tissue paper off and held up a little polythene envelope, with two silver fist-in-a-bag ear-rings inside.
(134) He stood, and Squirt held up the silver jacket with the satin lapels and Mulcahey put his arms into it.
(135) It held up in the water, throwing the Luton defence off balance and enabling Black to drive home a left-footed volley.
(136) This will divert forests from disputed uplands where foresters are frequently held up or defeated in long battles with environment groups.
(137) The proposal has been held up in committee, but may now move forward if Brown decides to back it.
(138) Tiny pearls formed the straps of a pearl-colored dress or held up a camisole of cream cashmere.
(139) I held up the giant envelope, which induced her to cross the room.
(140) They found, however, that this relationship only held up for workers in small-town settings.
(141) Thus deliveries of quotes started getting held up, slowing the pace of the entire dealing room.
(142) First, it should he held up for critical inspection, pilloried when necessary.
(143) I got held up by an officious receptionist who wouldn't let me in until I'd answered all her questions.
(144) I think the reason I held up is that people were praying for me.
(145) But they were held up by complications in getting visas.
(146) The peace talks are being held up by continued fighting on the border.
(147) In fact,(sentencedict.com/held up.html) the profiles that are held up as models for the United States to follow are ineffective and discriminatory.
(148) She held up a strange-shaped fried chicken wing for me to see or eat.
(149) Then he ran his finger round his neck and held up three fingers of his left hand.
(150) These achievements are marked by gilded plaques fixed to wooden replicas of the cast-iron pillars which held up Victorian buildings.
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