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'hold out' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'hold out' with 8 example sentences.


hold out verb

: 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.
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