Example sentences for: holdups

How can you use “holdups” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • There are different explanations for the various holdups above--the sentencing commission is empty because Democratic and Republican senators failed for months to compromise on a slate of nominees; Holbrooke's nomination was delayed by an almost-but-not-entirely meritless ethics charge; the Beijing job is difficult to fill because no one wants to defend Clinton's China policy to Senate Republicans, etc.--but together they suggest a process that is astonishingly screwed up.

  • His capers range from casual break-ins to armed holdups to intricate jewel heists--the latter capped with an impudent visit to the police station to establish an alibi.


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