How to Use holdover in a Sentence

holdover

1 of 2 noun

• He is the only holdover from their last championship team.
• This policy is a holdover from the previous administration.
• All six holdovers in the top 10 dropped under 50 percent, continuing a positive trend.
  — Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 22 Sep. 2024
• In the top holdover markets, the UK added $7.1M at a clear No.1.
  — Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 21 July 2024
• Big man Cameron Krutwig is the main holdover from that 2018 Final Four team.
  — USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2021
• So – once again – Square Enix must release a holdover for fans.
  — George Yang, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2022
• The very idea of a subminimum wage is a racist holdover from the era of slavery.
  — Adrian Boafo, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2024
• Quinerly is one of the few holdovers from that game on either team.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 18 Mar. 2023
• Jose Altuve is a longtime fan favorite, and the lone holdover from the dismal days of the early 2010s.
  — Josh Criswell, Chron, 15 Nov. 2022
• Speaking of the Lightning port, that’s another holdover from the iPads of old.
  — Maren Estrada, BGR, 25 Sep. 2021
• Where is the best spot for Davis, who is expected to be the lone holdover from last year’s starting unit?
  — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Aug. 2020
• Region locking is just a crappy holdover from the DVD era.
  — Victoria Song, The Verge, 25 Apr. 2023
• Mitchell, Priefer and Colman are holdovers from Freddie Kitchens’ staff.
  — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 10 Feb. 2020
• Els was a holdover from the Mike MacIntyre staff at Colorado.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 21 Feb. 2020
• Special assistant to the head coach James Schmeits is the lone holdover from Lansing's staff.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Nov. 2021
• Jesse Davis was the lone holdover as a starter from last year’s starting offensive line.
  — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Oct. 2020
• Even with a massive hit arriving on the scene though, there’s still some business for the holdovers.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 July 2024
• The strange holdover from the era of Bolshevik iconography.
  — James Lileks, Star Tribune, 11 Apr. 2021
• The availability of one key holdover from last year is in question.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2022
• The sign on the door is not a holdover from some earlier stage of the coronavirus pandemic.
  — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 14 Apr. 2023
• Malone was the only holdover from the U.S. foursome that won this event at the 2019 World Championships.
  — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Sep. 2021
• That is probably a holdover from the beginning of the country.
  — Bernadette Bynoe, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2021
• Matthews belongs but is likely more of a practice-squad holdover.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2024
• The new mayor saw the rapid transit loop as a holdover from the boss era, which ultimately led to the subway's demise.
  — The Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2024
• All these pieces complement the bird on her head — a holdover from the original story.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2022
• This is a holdover from the island's colonial-era past, prior to the purchase by the U.S. and its transition of power in 1917.
  — Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2022
• Like the Tokyo Olympics, the tournament is a holdover from last summer, when it was called off because of the pandemic.
  — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 July 2021
• In fact, some of the deals listed below are holdovers from the retailer’s big Samsung 4K TV sale last week.
  — Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2023
• Wilson would replace Shane Bowen, who is a holdover from coach Mike Vrbael’s staff.
  — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2024
• The clients had asked that the space not be too girlie, and the wallcovering, a holdover from the suite’s life as guest quarters, worked as a neutral background.
  — Alison Van Houten, WSJ, 21 July 2021

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hold over

2 of 2 verb

• Trump has expressed interest in restarting his campaign rallies at other trips put on hold over the pandemic.
  — Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 8 June 2020
• Perfectly landscaped hedges and trees add to the splendor, as does the enchanting terrace that can hold over 400 people.
  — Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 4 Aug. 2020
• Stops downtown were put on hold over the weekend and continuing through 6 a.m. Wednesday, in line with the city’s extended curfew.
  — Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 3 June 2020
• The rodeo is generally held over the Fourth of July, with events beginning June 30.
  — oregonlive, 1 May 2020
• Our National Forests hold over 25% of all carbon stored in U.S. forest ecosystems.
  — Jad Daley, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
• Last Tuesday in Shine, North Carolina, a barn holding over 1,000 pigs caught on fire.
  — Kenny Torrella, Vox, 16 Sep. 2024
• In the late nineteenth century the German empire solidified its hold over several colonies in Africa.
  — Mélissa Godin, Time, 10 June 2020
• The facility is only a few hundred feet from the Willamette River and can hold over 80 million gallons of toxic, heavy oil.
  — oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2020
• The top 10% of households hold over 68% of the wealth in the U.S.
  — Marick Masters, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2023
• Touch and hold over the text in the picture, and the grab points will appear around it.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2021
• In the first clip, Wren was held over the basin as his full head of hair was washed.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
• In the first clip, Wren is held over the basin as his full head of hair gets washed.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
• The king is hidden from view by a gold cloth held over the chair.
  — USA TODAY, 4 May 2023
• And for the first time in event history, the NBA draft will be held over the course of two days.
  — Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 26 June 2024
• The funds delivered each month will hold over into the next.
  — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2023
• This is a sturdy, wooden toy chest that can hold over 240 pounds of toys.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 28 Apr. 2021
• The Arab Spring forced Saleh out of office in 2012, even as the Houthis expanded their hold over the north.
  — Samanth Subramanian, The New York Review of Books, 30 Nov. 2023
• Obviously, all of that was put on hold over the last year.
  — Rachel King, Fortune, 6 June 2021
• Our conference calls are held over video, and no one mentions the hole.
  — Simon Rich, Time, 4 Aug. 2023
• Live sessions are held over video, phone, or chat, and last 45 minutes.
  — Brittany Vargas, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
• That pattern didn’t hold over the past decade but now seems to be resuming.
  — Mickey D. Levy and Michael D. Bordo, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2021
• Think: the sun’s hold over distant planets, or the journey light from far-off stars makes across the universe.
  — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 7 Apr. 2022
• The company says their glass mats are designed to hold over 1,000 pounds.
  — Brad Moon, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2021
• With the deal hanging in the balance, Mr. Trump moved to strengthen his hold over Trump Media.
  — David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 21 May 2024
• The large size can hold over 40mL of fluid, keeping you leak-free even on heavier flow days.
  — Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2022
• This year marks the first time Genius Week will be held over multiple evenings.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
• That doesn’t mean letting go of what the person did to us, but in letting go of the power that person holds over us.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
• Even if the current surge slows in in the short term, many experts worry that the U.K. variant will take hold over the next two months and lead to new spikes.
  — Anna Kuchment, Dallas News, 16 Jan. 2021
• Horse racing is all about the Triple Crown, three races for 3-year-olds held over a five-week period.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
• Over 60% of tenants hold over at least one month after the expiration date of the lease.
  — Expert Panel, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021

Last Updated: 28 Oct 2024