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Example sentences for: hold

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Carnival parades began in 1837, although other aspects of Mardi Gras festivities had taken hold much earlier.
Be willing to stick your neck out and hold conferences and meetings on quality issues of interest to the legal services communities.
However, I've never had any illusions about the unsavory nature of the Kosovo Liberation Army, as the more simple-minded media outlets seem to still hold.
Practice 3: Hold Program and Business Managers Accountable
The WP reports that the Paula Jones trial judge raised the possibility in the footnote of a legal ruling that she might hold Bill Clinton in contempt of court because of apparently misleading answers he gave before her about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky.