How to Use holding in a Sentence

holding

noun

• The holdings of Guthrie’s son, Robert, were listed at $2,500.
  — Nicholas P. Brown, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2023
• That would have increased the value of their holdings as yields fell.
  — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2023
• Poundbury is built on land owned by the Duchy of Cornwall — the $1.2 billion treasure chest of holdings controlled by the heir to the throne.
  — William Booth, Washington Post, 2 May 2023
• In the viral image of Pope Francis, his right hand (and the coffee cup its holding) looks squashed and warped.
  — Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
• In the case of token holdings, crypto VCs are likewise obliged to mark to market.
  — Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 1 June 2023
• Many of their holdings are salvaged from attics, antique shops, book fairs, and garage sales.
  — Michael Casey, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Jan. 2024
• While some voters will be swayed by that approach, the trial will create a stench that will persist even with the holding of a nose.
  — Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, 31 July 2023
• Tesla continues to hire workers in the area, as are many of his other holdings.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
• The Princes of Monaco have always been art lovers, though some of their holdings were scattered around the world after the French Revolution in 1789.
  — Sarah Belmont For Artnews, Robb Report, 5 July 2023
• Finally, watch waiters race the cobblestone streets of Paris holding trays full of items.
  — CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
• The Hogs appeared to force a three and out on the ensuing series, but Hudson Clark was flagged for defensive holding.
  — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2023
• But the scale of the attack on Israel, Hamas’s holding of hostages, and the prospect of further violence has upset all projections.
  — Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2023
• As elsewhere in the world, there is vast inequality in holdings of retirement savings in the U.S.
  — Brett Christophers, Time, 23 June 2023
• The bill would give members 90 days to divest their stock holdings, and says House ethics officials must give prior approval to any blind trust.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 2 May 2023
• Even better, Ring Pops are a smart, toy-like alternative to stick lollies for hands-free holding.
  — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2023
• That is nearly 25 percent of his current holdings in the company.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Nov. 2023
• The filings lay out investors’ equity holdings as of the end of the most recent quarter, as well as the size and market value of their positions.
  — WSJ, 15 Aug. 2023
• The Golden State Transit decisions are seminal holdings in labor law, and the case cost the city millions.
  — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023
• Thanks to this week’s FASB vote, that practice is out the window, and very soon firms will be able to tally a gain whenever their crypto holdings rebound from a price shock.
  — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 7 Sep. 2023
• Paramount has been offloading major parts of the company in its effort to slim down its holdings.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2023
• Like many other regional banks, the value of PacWest’s loans and bond holdings have crumbled as interest rates have surged.
  — David Goldman, CNN, 3 May 2023
• These loans will lend up to a certain level of their portfolio value based on the composition of holdings.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• Hendricks’s love for the Frick has come full circle with this exhibition, which will place his finest works alongside the museum’s holdings.
  — Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2023
• Meanwhile, Telles has already transferred some of his other holdings to his children.
  — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 2 Jan. 2024
• When the bank’s customers started pulling their own funds amid a tech industry slump, the bank had to sell off its holdings at a loss, precipitating a bank run that destroyed it.
  — Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
• Officials want to pare those holdings back to more normal levels to avoid playing such a big role in financial markets.
  — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
• The bank didn’t mention Nvidia, but the company, which makes chips that power A.I., outperformed the overall market, and a larger holding of its stock would move a fund ahead of the indexes.
  — Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
• These invest in a mix of stocks and bonds that gradually pull back on riskier holdings as your child’s college start date approaches.
  — Tanza Loudenback, wsj.com, 15 Dec. 2023
• It is seen as a bellwether for economic health because of its wide range of holdings, from insurance to utilities to retail.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 8 May 2023
• For curators, there was a lack of clarity about which modern tribes had claims to holdings dating back to before colonial record-keeping began.
  — Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024