Synonym: grasp, hang in, hang on, hold the line, keep, persevere, persist, stop. Similar words: hold on to, hold out, get hold of, pull down, done, donor, done in, hand on. Meaning: v. 1. hold firmly 2. stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments 3. be persistent, refuse to stop 4. hold the phone line open 5. retain possession of.
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(61) I should not allow such a thought to take hold on me.
(62) If he can just hold on a little longer, we can get help to him.
(63) Hold on/Hang on a tick - I'm not quite ready.
(64) The author has a considerable hold on the reading public.
(65) The military regime has not loosened its hold on power.
(66) The government has loosened its hold on the media considerably.
(67) Mother kept a firm hold on her son's hands as he said goodby to her abroad.
(68) Hold on. Let me just fix my face before we go out.
(69) Their job was to hold on despite impossible odds (sentencedict.com), in order to give the rest of the army time to strike.
(70) I think I'll hold on to these old records for now.
(71) I was asked to hold on until Mr Brown was coming.
(72) The party consolidated its hold on power during its term of office.
(73) Hold on and don't let go until I say so.
(74) Hold on a minute while I get my breath back.
(75) He's too angry to hold on to himself not to scold.
(76) Enemy forces have consolidated their hold on the northern province.
(77) Mr Quinn is simply concerned to hold on to his job.
(78) He lost his hold on the rock and was swept away by the tide.
(79) Just hold on a minute, I'll be back at once.
(80) Anna was determined to keep a tight hold on her feelings.
(80) Sentencedict.com is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find nice sentences for a large number of words.
(81) How does an aging politician retain his hold on the loyalty of the voters?
(82) The manager asked him to hold on while he investigated.
(83) Make sure you've got a steady hold on the camera.
(84) He asked me to hold on while he left the telephone to find a pencil.
(85) If you can just hold on I'll go and get some help.
(86) He kept a firm hold on my arm as he helped me over the fence.
(87) I told him how we had fought to hold on to the company.
(88) He said he would hold on to the truth with his blood and life.
(89) Could you hold on? I'll just see if the manager's in.
(90) He was determined to see the party keep a hold on the reins of power.
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