How to Use holdout in a Sentence

holdout

1 of 2 noun

• He says he might be a holdout at the start of the next season if the team doesn't agree to pay him more.
• He is expected to end his three-week holdout and join the team tomorrow.
• A few holdouts still use typewriters, but nearly everybody uses computers now.
• Hawaii is the last holdout, and will stop enforcing masks later this month.
  — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2022
• Irving, a vaccine holdout, had been among the most high-profile people impacted.
  — courant.com, 23 Mar. 2022
• Santa Clara County, the region’s largest county, is the lone holdout.
  — Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2022
• The deal likely means Simmons will end his year-long holdout and play for the Nets soon, giving them defensive bona fides.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Feb. 2022
• Germany, in particular, had been a holdout due to its reliance on Russian gas and oil supplies.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2022
• Those weren’t necessarily all of the clues that the All-Pro wide receiver was in full holdout mode.
  — Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2024
• That will involve convincing an elderly Korean woman to sell a plot of land, the lone holdout that’s gumming up the works.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2022
• Germany, which relies on Russian gas to power the largest economy in Europe, is the most notable holdout.
  — Charles Riley, CNN, 25 Feb. 2022
• That attack startled many holdout Odesa residents into leaving.
  — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2022
• The largest group of holdouts, of course, are folks 65 and older.
  — Andrew Van Dam, Anchorage Daily News, 23 June 2023
• But who will be the final holdout, the last bastion of the DIY gearbox?
  — Steven Ewing, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2023
• Some of the holdouts moved their tents to locations just outside the 41.18 zones.
  — David Zahniser, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2023
• The one holdout was Ronn Hall, who’s said the city should limit the number of tattoo shops.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2023
• Kupchak said the Hornets had no holdouts on the decision to take Miller.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 23 June 2023
• The results show Jordan still has a lot of work to do to persuade holdouts.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2023
• Some close to Biden say the only holdout to the broader pact is Netanyahu.
  — Massimo Calabresi / Washington, TIME, 4 June 2024
• And that seemed to make the business side and the holdout a little more difficult.
  — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2023
• The Mustang remains the only true car in Ford's lineup, the lone holdout in a range of crossovers and trucks.
  — Sam Smith, Car and Driver, 24 July 2023
• The one holdout was Latina and seemed to be about thirty, Dunn recalled.
  — Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2024
• The fall of the final holdout for Ukrainian troops in the region will shift the landscape of the war, the adviser cautioned.
  — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 3 July 2022
• Adding a quirky ad during Super Bowl is just par for the course for this holdout from a bygone era.
  — Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
• The one holdout was Councilmember Michelle Metschel, who felt the task force should have more time to respond to concerns.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2023
• The holdouts are two of the biggest automakers in the world: Volkswagen and Toyota.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2023
• Southwest Airlines, a major holdout, will join the club next year.
  — Dawn Gilbertson, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022
• Which is how the Boeddekers became the last holdout on Anschutz’s 732-mile route.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022
• The one holdout is an employee who is leaving soon and didn’t want to get wrapped up in the unionization process, Grob added.
  — Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 May 2022
• Still, there are some holdouts, signaling that Harris and the Democratic Party have work to do to consolidate support.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 23 July 2024

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hold out

2 of 2 verb

• But the couple weren’t sure how long their money would hold out.
  — Mirzahussain Sadid, ProPublica, 5 Apr. 2022
• That likely won’t be the peak, either, if current trends hold out.
  — Brett Owens, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2022
• But some in the legislature still hold out hope for a compromise.
  — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2022
• How much hope should viewers hold out for Deja and Malik in the future?
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2022
• Not only is that dirt cheap, but Burks can’t negotiate or hold out until after the third year.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2022
• But costs are rising across the board, prompting many small business owners to increase prices while others try to hold out to avoid losing customers.
  — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 30 Mar. 2022
• Those who track Swift ticket prices aren’t sure what will happen this time around, but there could be last-minute resale ticket drops for those waiting to hold out until the very end.
  — Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Sep. 2024
• Apple’s decision to hold out, reportedly for commercial reasons, has been bad news for its users—it’s not in their interests.
  — Zak Doffman, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
• Some shareholders might hold out and take their chances on a bigger payout later if the buyer acquires less than an overwhelming majority of the shares.
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022
• Anyone hoping for a new public riverwalk to Willamette Falls in Oregon City will need to hold out hope for a little – or maybe a lot – longer.
  — oregonlive, 25 Mar. 2022
• How much longer the city can continue to hold out against relentless shelling and lack of humanitarian relief is increasingly open to question.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2022
• But as the Build Back Better Act has remained stalled, some still hold out hope for legislation to begin addressing climate change this year.
  — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 3 May 2022
• This has caused some leaders in corporate America to hold out hope that if she were elected president, Harris might give them a larger seat at the table than her predecessor has.
  — Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2024
• Now stretch your arm out in front of you and hold out your thumb.
  — WIRED, 11 Oct. 2022
• Durie held out a bottle of rum and urged Holt to take a swig.
  — Eric Jay Dolin, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
• But the actor had held out hope that his name would be cleared.
  — Erin Nolan, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2023
• To that end, Mr. Malik asks the women to hold out their hands.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2023
• Even today, the father of one of the boys presumed to have died in the fire still holds out hope.
  — Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023
• Was Ukraine expected to hold out for this long in the east?
  — Grayson Quay, The Week, 16 June 2022
• But does the trend—and the Command strips’ stick—really hold out?
  — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2023
• Still, LeRoy held out hope for this year’s snow season.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
• As for those Station 19 fans holding out hope for the show to be saved, well, this isn't a great sign.
  — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 12 June 2024
• Some are holding out hope for the best in an uncertain time.
  — Samantha Delouya, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
• But don’t hold out hopes for a quick fix with a gas tax holiday.
  — Robert Rapier, Forbes, 21 June 2022
• Lankford held out hope that a middle ground can be reached.
  — Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2024
• And the loser of the rivalry game at 11-1 probably would hold out hope to get in.
  — Ralph D. Russo, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2022
• As for the duo’s other mystery, Marling holds out hope for that too.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 13 Nov. 2023
• Can’t hold out until the next season of The Crown arrives later this year?
  — Liam Hess, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2022
• Even after that update, a few East Coast states held out.
  — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
• Some buyers who have held out are tired of waiting, Epps said.
  — Mitchell Parton, Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 2 Oct 2024