HOLDING in a Sentence

Learn HOLDING from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
419 example sentences for HOLDING, such as:
1. She was holding a large box.
2. The heart of woman is a glass holding water.
3. My career is in a holding pattern right now.
4. The group are holding two western tourists hostage.
5. I tried to hop on my good foot while holding onto Jim.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of HOLDING
holding
 n.  the act of retaining something
 n.  something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Thence, still hugging the shadow, he edged his way cautiously forward to the nearest window, holding back his straight spare body and craning his neck till he got a glimpse of the room.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
2  But I haven't got the time now; I'm late as it is, he returned, holding his old silver turnip-watch to the candle.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
3  Looking out the window, Scarlett saw Pork, who had left the room a moment before, holding high a flaring pine knot, while indistinguishable figures descended from a wagon.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
4  Charles almost stuttered with excitement, holding her warm little hands in his and looking into the dancing green eyes.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
5  Somehow she found that she was sitting on the low velvet chair and Ashley, on the hassock at her feet, was holding both her hands in his, in a hard grip.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
6  Her hand was behind her, still holding the knob, when Honey Wilkes' voice, low pitched, almost in a whisper, came to her through the crack of the opposite door leading into the bedroom.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
7  Sometimes when holding basins and instruments while Dr. Meade cut out gangrened flesh, Melanie looked very white.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
8  "And I've news that'll be holding the both of you," said Gerald.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
9  "I'll not be holding up my head in this town," she began.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
10  She stood for a moment holding the letters to her breast, thinking longingly of Ashley.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
11  To their horror, mothers found their daughters holding hands with these men.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
12  There had already been minor scandals about those holding government contracts.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
13  I'm holding them until the English mills have to have cotton and will give me any price I ask.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
14  "Don't go," he called, rising in his saddle and holding up his hand.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
15  Miss Hope, death in her face, sat erect beside her, holding her sister's skirt in a tight grasp.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
Example Sentence: (209 in 14 pages)
1  The administration had several reasons for holding back.
2  All the art of living lies in the fine mingling of letting go and holding on.
3  The heart of woman is a glass holding water.
4  She was holding an extremely odd-looking weapon.
5  The group are holding two western tourists hostage.
6  She was holding a large box.
7  We do not consider his behaviour to be consistent with the holding of a high-ranking job.
8  The director is holding auditions next week for the major parts.
9  I tried to hop on my good foot while holding onto Jim.
10  Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.
11  The image of their son holding up the championship trophy would be etched on their memories forever.
12  On this occasion we departed from our normal practice of holding the meetings in public.
13  He was left holding the financial baby when his musical partner joined another band.
14  My career is in a holding pattern right now.
15  Once she gets onto the subject of politics there's no holding her.