How to Use holdout in a Sentence

holdout

1 of 2 noun
Definition of holdoutnext
  • He says he might be a holdout at the start of the next season if the team doesn't agree to pay him more.
  • He is expected to end his three-week holdout and join the team tomorrow.
  • A few holdouts still use typewriters, but nearly everybody uses computers now.
  • The largest group of holdouts, of course, are folks 65 and older.
    — Andrew Van Dam, Anchorage Daily News, 23 June 2023
  • The problem for Biden is that there’s no way to turn the spotlight away from the two holdout Democrats.
    — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022
  • But who will be the final holdout, the last bastion of the DIY gearbox?
    — Steven Ewing, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Some of the holdouts moved their tents to locations just outside the 41.18 zones.
    — David Zahniser, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2023
  • The one holdout was Ronn Hall, who’s said the city should limit the number of tattoo shops.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2023
  • Kupchak said the Hornets had no holdouts on the decision to take Miller.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 23 June 2023
  • The results show Jordan still has a lot of work to do to persuade holdouts.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Some close to Biden say the only holdout to the broader pact is Netanyahu.
    — Massimo Calabresi / Washington, TIME, 4 June 2024
  • And that seemed to make the business side and the holdout a little more difficult.
    — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The Mustang remains the only true car in Ford's lineup, the lone holdout in a range of crossovers and trucks.
    — Sam Smith, Car and Driver, 24 July 2023
  • The one holdout was Latina and seemed to be about thirty, Dunn recalled.
    — Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The fall of the final holdout for Ukrainian troops in the region will shift the landscape of the war, the adviser cautioned.
    — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 3 July 2022
  • Adding a quirky ad during Super Bowl is just par for the course for this holdout from a bygone era.
    — Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The three-time All-Star guard was a holdout in training camp in the wake of his offseason trade demand.
    — Dan Gelston, chicagotribune.com, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The one holdout was Councilmember Michelle Metschel, who felt the task force should have more time to respond to concerns.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2023
  • The holdouts are two of the biggest automakers in the world: Volkswagen and Toyota.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Hawaii is the last holdout, and will stop enforcing masks later this month.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Manchin, the other key holdout, has not yet offered much about his views on the proposal.
    — Manu Raju, CNN, 30 Oct. 2021
  • Southwest Airlines, a major holdout, will join the club next year.
    — Dawn Gilbertson, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022
  • And Thubron’s writing, too, is something of a holdout in a quickly changing genre.
    — Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Which is how the Boeddekers became the last holdout on Anschutz’s 732-mile route.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022
  • The one holdout is an employee who is leaving soon and didn’t want to get wrapped up in the unionization process, Grob added.
    — Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 May 2022
  • There was one new case in Western Australia, the country’s last holdout of the Covid-zero approach.
    — Ainslie Chandler, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Gaetz was one of the last holdouts during the interminable rounds of votes for House speaker in January.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 19 Sep. 2023
  • In the time since, Gaetz has praised some of McCarthy’s overtures to the right flank of his caucus, highlighting concessions made to the holdouts.
    — Ryan King, Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration was the holdout.
    — Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Roving like hungry jackals, smallmouth bass will move down and along drop-offs, hunting for the holdout crayfish, leeches, and insects along their way.
    — Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
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hold out

2 of 2 verb
  • The Afghans’ job was now to hold out for a few months and then die in place.
    — George Packer, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Now stretch your arm out in front of you and hold out your thumb.
    — WIRED, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Durie held out a bottle of rum and urged Holt to take a swig.
    — Eric Jay Dolin, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
  • But the actor had held out hope that his name would be cleared.
    — Erin Nolan, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2023
  • To that end, Mr. Malik asks the women to hold out their hands.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2023
  • But at least one tribe holds out hope for the future of fish in the Klamath.
    — Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Even today, the father of one of the boys presumed to have died in the fire still holds out hope.
    — Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Was Ukraine expected to hold out for this long in the east?
    — Grayson Quay, The Week, 16 June 2022
  • But does the trend—and the Command strips’ stick—really hold out?
    — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Still, LeRoy held out hope for this year’s snow season.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The city is the largest in South Florida to hold out on getting the devices.
    — Rafael Olmeda, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Nov. 2021
  • But the couple weren’t sure how long their money would hold out.
    — Mirzahussain Sadid, ProPublica, 5 Apr. 2022
  • As for those Station 19 fans holding out hope for the show to be saved, well, this isn't a great sign.
    — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 12 June 2024
  • Some are holding out hope for the best in an uncertain time.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
  • But don’t hold out hopes for a quick fix with a gas tax holiday.
    — Robert Rapier, Forbes, 21 June 2022
  • Lankford held out hope that a middle ground can be reached.
    — Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2024
  • And the loser of the rivalry game at 11-1 probably would hold out hope to get in.
    — Ralph D. Russo, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2022
  • As for the duo’s other mystery, Marling holds out hope for that too.
    — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Can’t hold out until the next season of The Crown arrives later this year?
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Even after that update, a few East Coast states held out.
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Some buyers who have held out are tired of waiting, Epps said.
    — Mitchell Parton, Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Sure, the party may grind on for a bit, but there’s no use in holding out for a second wind.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 June 2024
  • Rozier played through a neck injury, but he was held out of the fourth quarter.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Catch it in theaters, pre-order it through Prime Video, or hold out for the movie to hit Netflix.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Yet James, who scored 34 points in 34 minutes against the Suns, continues to hold out hope.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2021
  • The 36-year-old Horford was held out as expected and should be ready for Tuesday’s matchup with the Kings.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
  • That likely won’t be the peak, either, if current trends hold out.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2022
  • Brister had a long rehab ahead of him, but held out hope for his track and field season.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024
  • Ruby Chen and his wife, Hagit, continue to hold out hope that their son might be alive.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Achieving a meeting of the minds Still, some Israeli analysts hold out hope that the government can move beyond its most extreme members to seize the moment.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2024

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