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Example sentences for: held

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The Yankees can actually be referred to as the glue that held the century together.
He measured the volume of the left ventricle of dead human hearts and found that it held about two ounces (about 60 ml), varying from 1.5 to three ounces in different individuals.
The contributors all recognize that he would be trounced by Bush and Dole if the primaries were held today.
I know of one man who held off circumcising his son until the paper was published.
Meanwhile, the Journal reports, Jones lawyers are preparing a motion to have Clinton held in contempt of court for his misleading testimony about Monica Lewinsky.