hold together

phrasal verb

held together; holding together; holds together

: to stay joined together or in one piece

The empire held together for many decades.

: to cause (something) to stay joined together or in one piece

The coach hopes to hold the team together for at least one more season.

The box was held together by a strong glue.

Examples of hold together in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Another layer of foam wraps around the perimeter, like seaweed wrap holding together a sushi roll, providing impressive edge support—a.k.a. —

Jasmine Seales, SELF, 24 June 2024 In other cases, CCC workers instead built shelters from stone found in the local area, held together with mortar made from sand, water, and cement. —

Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 June 2024 Many polar science projects are held together by duct tape and the grit of people like Truffer, who spend long months in the field away from their families. —

Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024 Galaxy clusters are held together by the gravity of their members and can be tens of millions of light-years wide. —

Phil Plait, Scientific American, 8 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hold together

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