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.
• Holmes is the lone holdover from the group who is still on the roster.
  — Sarah Todd, Philly.com, 18 June 2018
• In the top holdover markets, the UK added $7.1M at a clear No.1.
  — Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 21 July 2024
• Reynolds was the lone holdover with the program from the Clint Myers era.
  — Sam Blum | [e-mail], al.com, 14 June 2019
• 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
• The lone holdover from First Team is lineman Paula Vailpulu.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 26 Sep. 2019
• 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
• Senior first baseman Hannah Theobald, the lone holdover from the 2015 team, bats cleanup.
  — Rick Armstrong, Aurora Beacon-News, 7 June 2018
• 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
• This cabbie, however, was a holdover from the bad old days.
  — Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 24 Oct. 2019
• 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
• That left Reiff and right tackle Brian O’Neill as the only holdovers in the same spots as last season.
  — Chris Tomasson, Twin Cities, 1 Oct. 2019
• Jesse Davis was the lone holdover as a starter from last year’s starting offensive line.
  — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Oct. 2020
• For purists that must have a twin-cylinder Ducati, the holdover V2 L-Twin model remains in the lineup.
  — William Roberson, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
• 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
• Hurns and Austin are the two highest-profile additions, with holdovers in Beasley and Williams.
  — Drew Davison, star-telegram, 26 June 2018
• Plumlee is a one-year holdover and the Nuggets’ pick adds to the New York’s 2021 war chest, which also includes a Dallas pick.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, 20 June 2019
• 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
• Some holdovers were released this summer, but the purge intensified on Tuesday.
  — Ben Standig, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024

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hold over

2 of 2 verb

• 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
• The draft was held over three days in late April in Nashville.
  — Rich Cohen, Harper's magazine, 19 Aug. 2019
• 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 suspect emerged from a house with his arms held over his head.
  — Faith Karimi, CNN, 22 Aug. 2019
• 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
• If the event does take place, Cannes' film market, the Marche du Film, will be held over the same dates.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Mar. 2020
• That was the prize for the latest look-alike contest held over the weekend.
  — Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
• The funds delivered each month will hold over into the next.
  — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2023
• This was just the first of many searches the community would hold over the months and years to come.
  — Emma Steele, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2024
• This is a sturdy, wooden toy chest that can hold over 240 pounds of toys.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 28 Apr. 2021
• The clinic, which was held over two days last week, made use of several rooms in the church.
  — Libby Watson, The New Republic, 11 Dec. 2019
• 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
• Harris in a matter of weeks has appeared to close the polling gap that Trump held over Biden.
  — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2024
• 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
• The venue had changed and bouts were held over three days instead of the traditional five.
  — John Whisler, ExpressNews.com, 13 Feb. 2020
• The contest was held over two eight-hour days that included breaks and lunch.
  — Ramona Sentinel, 17 July 2019
• 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
• Her round face has chipmunk cheeks, and the racquet held over her shoulder is four or five times the size of her head.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 8 June 2019
• The arena, which can hold over 6,000 people, wasn't big enough to hold all those who wanted to see Trump.
  — Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 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
• The jug, which holds over half a gallon, is handcrafted, hammered, and has a matching lid to keep the contents clean.
  — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
• The film was co-written by Kiyoko and Stefanie Scott, who starred in the original music video, which holds over 157 million views.
  — Daniela Avila, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024

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