'hold out' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'hold out' with 8 example sentences.
- hold out verb
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: thrust or extend out
: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
: last and be usable
: wait uncompromisingly for something desirable
: continue to live and avoid dying
The food supplies will not hold out till then.
The lost boy held out until the rescue team came.
He held out his hand and I took it.
He held out a helping hand to the poor.
Hold out your left hand.
The baby held out his tiny hand.
I can't hold out much longer.
That patient cannot hold out through the summer.