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How to use the word Holding in a Sentence? Page #9

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Buyers are holding off because they can't find what they want on the lot and prices are record high.

Michelle Krebs

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Investors are holding their bets as they are worried about a resurgence of the coronavirus, shares that gained on expectations for an economic recovery in the past month are losing momentum. But some investors are buying equities which are cheap relative to U.S. peers and that is limiting declines.

Shoichi Arisawa

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

The other police officer -- oh my goodness -- who was flat on his back being beaten, and( Mullins) was holding his leg so he couldn't get up and couldn't get back to the police line. I mean, it is frightening footage.

Chief Judge Beryl Howell

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Nice to make a run and be around the lead, not holding my breath, but I won’t be going anywhere.

Marc Leishman

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I was walking over towards the Jetty where my son and his cousins were exploring and I noticed a fishing line pulling from far out in the water, i then saw a man reeling in a large marine reel and another man running towards the water with a spear. After the man was fighting to reel in what we all thought was a sport fish, was told by the other man holding the spear that it was in fact a shark.

Kelly Bailey

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Flawed eviction moratoriums leave renters with insurmountable debt and housing providers holding the bag as our nation's housing affordability crisis spirals into a housing affordability disaster.

Bob Pinnegar

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Each passing month further escalates the risk of losing an ever increasing amount of rental housing, ultimately jeopardizing the availability of safe, sustainable and affordable housing for all Americans, flawed eviction moratoriums leave renters with insurmountable debt and housing providers holding the bag as our nation's housing affordability crisis spirals into a housing affordability disaster.

Bob Pinnegar

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Home sales fell moderately in May and are now approaching pre-pandemic activity, lack of inventory continues to be the overwhelming factor holding back home sales, but falling affordability is simply squeezing some first-time buyers out of the market.

Lawrence Yun

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The quick response and combined efforts of FCSO deputies, Crisis Negotiations, Communications Center, Fire Rescue, and the deputies holding the juvenile’s hand saved a life today, their training in de-escalation techniques and being able to talk to someone who’s threatening to take their life is remarkable.

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

President Biden and his administration have proven that they will not hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable for their lack of transparency and mishandling of the COVID-19 outbreak, that is why House Republicans have repeatedly called for an independent investigation into the origins of COVID-19. The World Deserves To Know Act is the latest step in holding Chinese Communist Party officials accountable.

Elise Stefanik

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The day Richard was discharged from the NICU was such a special day. I remember picking him up out of his crib and just holding him with tears in my eyes, i couldn't believe this was the same little boy that once was so sick, that I feared he may not survive. The same little boy that once fit in the palm of my hand, with skin so translucent that I could see every rib and vessel in his tiny body. I couldn't help but squeeze him and tell him how proud I was of him.

Stacy Kern

Found on CNN
2 years ago

All of us in infectious diseases are just holding our breath right now to see what happens when the flu comes back, because it is heading into an environment where children have not seen it, for many of them, this will be their first exposure, and I’m just worried about how sick they might get once they get it.

Helen Chu

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Yes, if there's crimes committed against Russia, and the people committing those crimes are being harbored in the United States, I'm committing to holding United States accountable.

Trip AbroadPresident Biden

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The middle market is signaling to the political authority that we need to improve overall efficiency and productivity because the roads, bridges, waterways and conditions of broadband technology are holding us back, we need to invest in the future.

Joe Brusuelas

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Some potential adversaries have the means and intentions of holding our space-based capabilities at risk, as a result, we face important questions about how to mitigate the risks to current space systems, recapitalize our existing capabilities and potentially have new ones.

Jon Ludwigson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Everyone on this stage should be livid about it unless you don’t expect to be mayor, we’re going to be left holding the bag.

Andrew Yang

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We continue to focus our efforts on imposing risk and consequences and holding the responsible cyber actors accountable, a cyber attack on one is an attack on us all.

The FBI

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Somebody like Rep. Mark Finchem being in charge of elections, holding a seat like secretary of state is one of the most dangerous things that could happen to democracy.

Natali Fierros Bock

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We have attributed the JBS attack to REvil and Sodinokibi and are working diligently to bring the threat actors to justice. We continue to focus our efforts on imposing risk and consequences and holding the responsible cyber actors accountable, a cyber attack on one is an attack on us all.

The FBI

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I'm blown away with how smart he is, he just loves walking around, opening up all the cabinets. ... We have a blanket with my face on it. He loves just holding it and walking around with it. He's tripping himself, falling down constantly.

Kris Bryant

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We’ve got this state government being run by conspiracy theorists right now. They are out of touch with everyday Arizonans and that’s holding us back as a state.

Katie Hobbs

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I'm not holding my breath, similar tricky cases that have been solved in America have taken anywhere between a few months to a couple of years. So, you know, I'm prepared for a two-year haul, if that's what it takes.

Derek Abbott

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The man got out of his vehicle holding a knife, came towards me and I tried to run but he caught me.

Alyssa Bonel

Found on CNN
3 years ago

These supply chain constraints are holding back a housing market that should otherwise be picking up speed, given the strong demand for buying fueled by an improving job market and low mortgage rates.

Mike Fratantoni

Found on CNN
3 years ago

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