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How to use hold out in a sentence

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She knew her crew was getting tired and restless, and the supplies wouldn't hold out forever.
The only thing to hope for was our emergency oxygen supply would hold out long enough for us to get to a lower altitude.
I prefer the magic of ghosts I think, they at least hold out the promise of the escape from embodiment and hitting the singularity.
Perhaps he just hasn't the strength of will to hold out, as one might be unable to withstand torture.
The long post-war boom seemed to hold out the prospect of former colonies industrialising and catching up with their former masters.
Ballina responded, but were repelled by a resolute defence to hold out for a hard-earned victory.
His improvisation and organization helped the British to hold out for 217 days against overwhelming forces.
Brodlieians continued to attack but Pocklington dug deep to hold out and preserve their unbeaten record.
England was an ally and they couldn't hold out for too much longer if the Jerries kept up the relentless bombing.
But that ablative armor of your's isn't going hold out under this punishment.
Oh well one could hold out hope that they were selling themselves into some sort of indentureship and this would be the last episode.
Although this scoreline flattered the Seasiders, there was a fair chance that they could hold out for the next 34 minutes.
The home side managed to hold out for the rest of the game to record a famous victory.
The young man looked stricken and alarmed, jumping up quickly to hold out a hand.
It was over three hours until the band were on, I wasn't sure if my notoriously thimble-sized bladder would hold out that long.
Were this to happen in London I'm not sure the ' Blitz spirit ' would hold out in quite the same way.
These meetings put into practice and hold out hope for a utopia based not on economic but spiritual prosperity.
They will need to be on their mettle again to hold out the talented Stars attack.
I hold out hope that our response will be measured and set a better example than previously.
New rapid methods of drug screening hold out the promise of much faster identification of novel antimalarials in the longer term.
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Examples from Classical Literature
I however hoped to fall in with Timor every hour, for I had great apprehensions that some of my people could not hold out.
In the letter I begged Mr. cawley to hold out to the last as I was marching to his assistance.
If your father'd just had the gumption to hold out, they'd have had to pay him anything he asked.
I've been fighting shock with thiamin for the last hour, but I don't think I can hold out much longer.
The duvles are down on us, and we are not able to hold out in Ben Nevis.
Here in the blockhouse was where they hoped to be able to hold out.
The regulation of the mere domestic police of a State appears to me to hold out slender allurements to ambition.
Seizing a rod he told Robert to hold out his hand, and gave him a caning.
So long as I accomplish what I desire, and make my money hold out, I shall regard the thing as a success.
The tarsi cling firmly to the hair-pencil which I hold out to them.
Possibly the Germans had begun to doubt how long liege could hold out.
Hold out awhile, hold out, But persevere a teeny-weeny longer.
If I saw the Pharisees and fanatics of this lower earth passing her by in contempt, I would hold out my hand to her before them all.
At present she is unable to give any coherent account of the past, and the doctors hold out no hopes of the reestablishment of her reason.
Only once did I hold out against an extortionate demand of theirs.
How can you expect that I, free in the position I have made for myself, should go willingly and hold out my hands to the shackles of a stranger?
The proprietor of Harrow House was a long, grave man, one of the last to hold out against the anti-whisker crusade.
It was uphill work trying to hold out for the remaining 35 runs.
As for equivocations, or oraculous speeches, they cannot hold out long.
And you watch him hold out for the cash money when you get down to terms.
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