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How to use hold down in a sentence

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What if I have the desire and talent to design clothes but must hold down a desk job because I have four kids and am up to my neck in bills?
He split up with his wife after moving back to York, and has been unable to hold down a job because of his condition.
Although he says he would love to be a chef, he will never be able to hold down a job.
In the Edit mode, click on the scene you want to move, hold down the mouse button and drag it to the required place in the Storyboard list.
While connected to the Internet, you hold down the Alt key when clicking on a word in any Windows program.
They could receive the payout even while continuing to hold down other jobs.
A veteran who has started games and isn't yet gumming his food, Matthews can hold down the fort as a fill-in.
Instead you need to aim the crosshairs on the target, then hold down the fire button.
She warned that unless Dave managed to hold down a proper job he could end up crying for real over the end of their relationship.
My father came from a family of alcoholics and he himself battled with it but still managed to hold down a job and educate two kids.
The majority of reservists and guardsmen hold down civilian jobs and many support families.
Strict rent control laws here hold down rents but give landlords little incentive to shell out for earthquake proofing.
If you hold down the Option key when you click a checkbox, they'll all toggle on or off.
Twenty men could hold down the strongest strong man in any society, ancient or modern.
The change has helped hold down inflation levels even as it promotes global growth.
The inability to hold down a job is no longer seen as a moral failing, but as a sign of heightened sensibility.
The productivity boost should hold down unit labor costs, which means fatter margins.
A student may hold down a part-time job to support themselves whilst studying.
Sometime try sitting at a piano, and hold down the damper pedal.
Position the lifting strop between the spreader brackets, just above the point of balance, and hold down with a strong line.
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Examples from Classical Literature
The branks was a species of iron mask, with a gag so contrived as to enter the mouth and forcibly hold down the unruly member.
And his union was compelled to bully and slug the employers' unions in order to hold up wages or hold down hours.
It was agreed that I was to hold down our claim against the remote possibility of its being jumped by some wandering prospector.
On the fifth attempt, type in three numbers, then hold down Home to bring up Siri as you type in the fourth number.
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