Sentences with hold back
hold back
H h - The administration had several reasons for holding back. [VERB PREPOSITION]
- Stagnation in home sales is holding back economic recovery. [VERB PREPOSITION noun]
- Farmers apparently hold back produce in the hope that prices will rise. [VERB PREPOSITION noun]
- You seem to be holding something back. [VERB noun PREPOSITION]
- She kept trying to hold back her tears. [VERB PREPOSITION noun]
- He held back part of the payment
- To dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- When asked a direct question, he dodges.
- Get hold of the railing.
- The project will be put on hold until funds become available.
- Don't hold back. Hit it as hard as you can.
- The dam can't hold back that much water.
- He's a year older than his classmates because he was held back in second grade.